title: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B meningitis relapse after five days of cefotaxime treatment: what went wrong?
abstract: The authors describe a case of relapse of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B meningitis in a 21-y-old male, 48 h after a 5-day treatment with cefotaxime 215 mg/kg per day. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) excluded the hypothesis of cerebral abscess or central venous septic thrombosis, and transthoracic echocardiography excluded bacterial endocarditis. Complement, properdin, and protein electrophoresis were normal. The plausible explanations for this relapse and the implications for other similar cases are discussed.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Amiens, France. lanoix.jean-philippe@chu-amiens.fr
authors: Jean-Philippe
authors: JP
authors: Lanoix
authors: Celine
authors: C
authors: Lecerf
authors: Youssef
authors: Y
authors: El Samad
authors: Florence
authors: F
authors: Rousseau
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Tchaoussoff
authors: Jean-Luc
authors: JL
authors: Schmit