title: Postoperative meningitis in patients with cervical cord tumor: a case report.
abstract: Postoperative meningitis after spinal surgery is a rare complication that can result in a life-threatening condition. Linezolid (LZD) is an oxazolidinone which has been approved in Japan for infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The authors encountered a case of postoperative meningitis with cerebrospinal fluid leakage (liquorrhoea) that occurred after resection of a cervical cord tumor. The infection was caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis(MRSE). Debridement and suture of the dura matter was carried out. LZD was given intravenously. The infection was cured without any sequelae. Based on this result, we concluded that LZD might be considered as one of the first choices for the treatment of postsurgical meningitis caused by MRSE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Taketoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Tomoatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura