MENINGITIS DUE TO XANTHOMONAS-MALTOPHILIA - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
NGUYEN MH MUDER RR
Citation
Mh. Nguyen et Rr. Muder, MENINGITIS DUE TO XANTHOMONAS-MALTOPHILIA - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 19(2), 1994, pp. 325-326
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
325 - 326
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1994)19:2<325:MDTX-C>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Xanthomonas maltophilia is being increasingly recognized as an opportu nistic pathogen in debilitated patients. We report a case of postopera tive meningitis due to X. maltophilia and review the cases of X. malto philia meningitis reported in the literature. Because X. maltophilia i s often resistant to multiple beta-lactam agents, including cephalospo rins and imipenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole appears to be the dru g of choice for treatment of X. maltophilia meningitis.