Nontraumatic pneumocephalus due to nosocomial Enterobacter cloacae infection
Journal
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
1
Pages
108-110
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
Nosocomial meningitis is rare, and routine cerebrospinal fluid study is seldom recommended for hospitalized patients with fever and acute delirium. We present a case of Enterobacter cloacae meningitis complicated with a nontraumatic pneumocephalus. Maintaining a high index of suspicion of nosocomial meningitis is crucial in patients with acute delirium and multiple underlying comorbid conditions. ? 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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amikacin; C reactive protein; carbapenem; cefepime; cefotaxime; imipenem; lactate dehydrogenase; meropenem; piperacillin plus tazobactam; vancomycin; aged; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic sensitivity; article; artificial ventilation; bacterial meningitis; brain hemorrhage; case report; cerebrospinal fluid examination; chronic respiratory failure; comorbidity; computer assisted tomography; delirium; diabetes mellitus; diabetic nephropathy; Enterobacter cloacae; female; hemodialysis; hospital infection; human; hyperbilirubinemia; hypertension; hypothermia; leukocytosis; lung infiltrate; minimum inhibitory concentration; multiple organ failure; pneumocephalus; priority journal; thorax radiography; unconsciousness; ventilator associated pneumonia
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Type
journal article