title: Characteristics of Meningitis Due to Methylobacterium mesophilicum: A Rare Case.
abstract: Methylobacterium mesophilicum is a gram-negative bacillus most often isolated in medical establishments. In humans, M. mesophilicum is considered a conditionally pathogenic flora. Infections in humans generally occur in immunodeficient individuals. This article describes a rare case of M. mesophilicum infection that developed into acute meningitis in a 26-year-old patient. Decreased neutrophil bactericidal activity was also detected. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of meningitis due to M. mesophilicum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases. Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zinchuk
authors.forename: Olena
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zubach
authors.forename: Andrij
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zadorozhnyj
authors.forename: Yulia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chudina
authors.forename: Valentyna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bilavka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020580:Methylobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents