title: Caulobacter species as a cause of postneurosurgical bacterial meningitis in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Caulobacter species have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probable Caulobacter species meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identification provided by commercial phenotypic identification systems. The present case illustrates the need to reconcile conflicting phenotypic test results using 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.
  
  
  
  Caulobacterspecies have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probableCaulobacterspecies meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identification provided by commercial phenotypic identification systems. The present case illustrates the need to reconcile conflicting phenotypic test results using 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.
authors: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba;
authors: Natalie
authors: N
authors: Bridger
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Walkty
authors: Maryanne
authors: M
authors: Crockett
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Fanella
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Nichol
authors: James A
authors: JA
authors: Karlowsky
keywords: Caulobacter; Meningitis; Sequencing