title: [Community-acquired Escherichia coli meningoencephalitis in an adult--case report].
abstract: The case of community-acquired meningoencephalitis induced by Escherichia coli in a 89-year-old man was presented. The authors paid attention to possibility of occurring central nervous system infections caused by this bacterium also in adults, in community environment and without concomitant factors favourable to the infection.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chorób Zakaźnych Slaskiego, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Bytomiu.
authors.forename: Lucjan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kepa
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oczko-Grzesik
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Woźnica
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilczek
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors