Bacterial meningitis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: apropos of a case
Batlle Almodóvar, M.ía.d.C.; Dickinson, F.él.; Pérez Monrás, M.; Tamargo Martínez, I.; Similis, A.
Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical 57(3): 230-232
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-0760 PMID: 17969281 Document Number: 587132
Meningitis caused by gram-negative bacilli increased since the 1970, with a higher incidence in small children. Within this group of infections, the meningitis caused by Pseudomonas sp is rare. The case of a 54-year-old patient with a clinical picture of meningitis is reported. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. The meningitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa should be taken into consideration because of the severity of the clinical picture and the high mortality and increasing strain resistance.