Successful treatment by meropenem of Campylobacter jejuni meningitis in a chronic alcoholic following neurosurgery

Authors
Burch, KL Saeed, K Sails, AD Wright, PA
Citation
Kl. Burch et al., Successful treatment by meropenem of Campylobacter jejuni meningitis in a chronic alcoholic following neurosurgery, J INFECTION, 39(3), 1999, pp. 241-243
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INFECTION
ISSN journal
01634453 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
241 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4453(199911)39:3<241:STBMOC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Meningitis caused by Campylobacter jejuni is rare, we describe a case follo wing neurosurgery for intra-cranial haematoma in a chronic alcoholic patien t, Conventional culture of CSF and blood was supplemented by polymerase cha in reaction (PCR) detection of Campylobacter jejuni. (C) 1999 The British I nfection Society.