Meningitis due to Providencia stuartii.
In this report, we present a case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Providencia stuartii, which was treated successfully with meropenem therapy lasting 21 days.
Sipahi
Oguz Resat
OR
Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey. oguz.resat.sipahi@ege.edu.tr
Bardak-Ozcem
Selin
S
Ozgiray
Erkin
E
Aydemir
Sohret
S
Yurtseven
Taskin
T
Yamazhan
Tansu
T
Tasbakan
Meltem
M
Ulusoy
Sercan
S
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem