Tan C.-K.Lai C.-C.Lin S.-H.Liao C.-H.YU-TSUNG HUANGPO-REN HSUEH2021-05-182021-05-1820100095-1137https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/561158We describe the case of an adult male with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who had meningitis caused by Citrobacter farmeri. The isolate was confirmed as C. farmeri by two commercial identification systems and 16S rRNA gene analysis. The patient developed multiorgan failure and died despite antibiotic treatment with in vitro active agents (ceftriaxone and meropenem). Copyright ? 2010, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.[SDGs]SDG3aspartate aminotransferase; C reactive protein; ceftriaxone; creatinine; glucose; meropenem; RNA 16S; vancomycin; adult; antibiotic therapy; appetite; article; bacterium culture; bacterium isolate; brain ventricle; cancer patient; case report; cerebrospinal fluid analysis; Citrobacter; Citrobacter farmeri; computer assisted tomography; creatinine blood level; drowsiness; fever; genetic analysis; glucose blood level; headache; hematocrit; human; in vitro study; kidney failure; leukocyte count; lumbar puncture; lymphocyte; malaise; male; meningitis; multiple organ failure; nasopharynx cancer; neutrophil; nonhuman; physical examination; pleocytosis; priority journal; respiratory failure; thrombocyte count; vital sign; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Citrobacter; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Ribosomal; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial; Middle Aged; Molecular Sequence Data; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Citrobacter farmerijournal article10.1128/JCM.00282-10201819042-s2.0-77950515388