Meningitis Due to Providencia stuartii

In this report, we present a case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Providencia stuartii, which was treated successfully with meropenem therapy lasting 21 days.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2010-12, Vol.48 (12), p.4667-4668
Hauptverfasser:	Sipahi, Oguz Resat, Bardak-Ozcem, Selin, Ozgiray, Erkin, Aydemir, Sohret, Yurtseven, Taskin, Yamazhan, Tansu, Tasbakan, Meltem, Ulusoy, Sercan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Case Reports Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis Enterobacteriaceae Infections - drug therapy Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology Enterobacteriaceae Infections - pathology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology Meningitis, Bacterial - pathology Microbiology Miscellaneous Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - drug therapy Postoperative Complications - microbiology Postoperative Complications - pathology Providencia - isolation & purification Providencia stuartii Thienamycins - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	In this report, we present a case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Providencia stuartii, which was treated successfully with meropenem therapy lasting 21 days.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.01349-10