title: Meningitis due to Providencia stuartii.
abstract: In this report, we present a case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Providencia stuartii, which was treated successfully with meropenem therapy lasting 21 days.
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey. oguz.resat.sipahi@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Oguz Resat
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bardak-Ozcem
authors.forename: Erkin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozgiray
authors.forename: Sohret
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Taskin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yurtseven
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazhan
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasbakan
authors.forename: Sercan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulusoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000077731:Meropenem; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011532:Providencia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem