title: Psychrobacter sanguinis: an unusual bacterium for nosocomial meningitis.
abstract: We report the first case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Psychrobacter sanguinis, identified only by 16S rRNA analysis. Psychrobacter spp. usually live in deep sea environments and cold habitats. Despite a strict questioning of the patient and the medical staff, we did not find the source of this bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Le Guern
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgical Intensive Care, University Hospital Center, Lille, France University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France.
authors.forename: René J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Courcol
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France caroline.loiez@chru-lille.fr.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loïez
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D044096:Psychrobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S