title: [Nosocomial multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis in postoperative neurosurgery: a case study].
abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii is a prolific nosocomial pathogen renowned for its multidrug-resistant nature. However, A. baumannii is a rare cause of nosocomial meningitis, and is an even rarer cause of meningitis outbreaks in neurosurgical units. We report a case of nosocomial meningitis due to multidrug resistant A. baumannii in a postoperative neurosurgery. The diagnosis was retained on a beam of arguments clinical, biochemical and bacteriological. The evolution was unfavourable, and the patient died of multiple complications.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. comlanz@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zohoun
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karfo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Essayagh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekhsokh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bousta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Hamzaoui
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D000368:Aged; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology