Anaerobic meningitis due to Peptostreptococcus species: case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
T M KormanD W Spelman

Abstract

We describe a patient with postsurgical anaerobic meningitis due to Peptostreptococcus magnus. In cases of meningitis associated with Peptostreptococcus species reported in the literature, the most common predisposing factors are meningorectal fistulae and head-and-neck surgery. Most patients respond well to appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Surgical intervention may be required in some instances.

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Mar 18, 2000·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·K S Leder, T F Barlam
Jun 7, 2000·The Journal of Infection·J M GuerinJ M Ekherian
Dec 22, 2017·Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo·Jesús Rojas-JaimesMeredith Kerrigan

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