title: Corynebacterium minutissimum infecting pseudomeningocele: a rare case.
abstract: Invasive infections by Corynebacterium minutissimum are rarely documented. The significance of laboratory isolation of this bacterium from a sterile specimen such as cerebrospinal fluid is difficult to determine as it usually colonizes the skin. However, repeated isolation in a clinical setting should be treated appropriately. Here we report a first case of infected pseudomeningocele by C. minutissimum in an adult woman operated on for falcotentorial psammomatous meningioma. The patient was treated successfully with linezolid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: vandanake@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vandana Kalwaje
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Eshwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Frenil
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jagadhane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nitin
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Chiranjay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid