Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report
This report describes a case of coinfection of Sphingomonas paucimobilis meningitis and Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia in a 66-year-old immunocompetent female patient. The patient had undergone traditional procedures, including acupuncture, which possibly caused the coinfection. During treatment...
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science
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| description | This report describes a case of coinfection of Sphingomonas paucimobilis meningitis and Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia in a 66-year-old immunocompetent female patient. The patient had undergone traditional procedures, including acupuncture, which possibly caused the coinfection. During treatment with susceptible antibiotics for bacterial meningitis, she developed hydrocephalus on the third day. Consequently, the patient recovered with a mild neurological deficit of grade 4 motor assessment in both upper and lower extremities at discharge. S. paucimobilis and L. monocytogenes are rare pathogens in developed countries, occurring only during environmental outbreaks. S. paucimobilis meningitis is rarely reported. Hence, the various presentations of S. paucimobilis meningitis and the antibiotic regimen for its treatment are hereby reported, in addition to a review of other similar reported cases. This case is a possible traditional procedure-related infection. Appropriate oversight and training should be emphasized regarding preventive measures of this kind of infection. A team approach with neurologists and neurosurgeons is imperative in treating patients with hydrocephalus-complicated meningitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7538d73ee5543798c13e1d604ae42c92022-12-22T00:15:36ZengYeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical ScienceJournal of Yeungnam Medical Science2799-80102022-01-01391677110.12701/yujm.2021.010742648Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case reportSang Woon Bae0Jong Ho Lee1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaThis report describes a case of coinfection of Sphingomonas paucimobilis meningitis and Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia in a 66-year-old immunocompetent female patient. The patient had undergone traditional procedures, including acupuncture, which possibly caused the coinfection. During treatment with susceptible antibiotics for bacterial meningitis, she developed hydrocephalus on the third day. Consequently, the patient recovered with a mild neurological deficit of grade 4 motor assessment in both upper and lower extremities at discharge. S. paucimobilis and L. monocytogenes are rare pathogens in developed countries, occurring only during environmental outbreaks. S. paucimobilis meningitis is rarely reported. Hence, the various presentations of S. paucimobilis meningitis and the antibiotic regimen for its treatment are hereby reported, in addition to a review of other similar reported cases. This case is a possible traditional procedure-related infection. Appropriate oversight and training should be emphasized regarding preventive measures of this kind of infection. A team approach with neurologists and neurosurgeons is imperative in treating patients with hydrocephalus-complicated meningitis.http://www.e-jyms.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2021-01074.pdfbacteremiacoinfectionmeningitis |
| spellingShingle | Sang Woon Bae Jong Ho Lee Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science bacteremia coinfection meningitis |
| title | Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report |
| title_full | Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report |
| title_short | Coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report |
| title_sort | coinfection of meningitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient a case report |
| topic | bacteremia coinfection meningitis |
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