title: Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis in an immunocompetent host: a case report.
abstract: We describe a rare case of a 53-year-old man with a long history of alcohol abuse, with Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis, an organism that rarely causes human infection and is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry. The patient improved with high-dose ampicillin and gentamicin therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first Brazilian reported case of E. gallinarum meningitis and probably the first case described in an immunocompetent host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vicente Sperb
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Antonello
authors.forename: Francis de Moura
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Zenkner
authors.forename: Josiane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: Breno Riegel
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents