title: Staphylococcus intermedius--rare pathogen of acute meningitis.
abstract: We report the first case of acute meningitis caused by a rare, atypical pathogen. An 11-month-old infant was admitted to hospital with clinical symptoms typical of acute meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an elevated neutrophil cell count and high proteins. Microbiological examination of the fluid confirmed an atypical cause of meningitis--Staphylococcus intermedius. Antibiotic therapy with cefotaxime was successful and the child made a full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollarova 2, Martin, Slovak Republic. peter.durdik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durdik
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fedor
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesenak
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamzikova
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knotkova
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banovcin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D057789:Staphylococcus intermedius / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime