Gram-negative Bacillary Meningitis: A Case Report of E. coli Meningitis in Adult
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 103-108, 1992.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-30964
ABSTRACT
We treated a 66 year-old-male patient with non-traumatic spontaneous E. coli meningitis, whose cerebrospinal fluid showed turbid, and from which E. coli was cultured, and who had urinary tract infection and fatty liver disease which were thought to be predisposing factors to the meningitis. Gram-negative bacillary meningitis is a very rare condition after the neonatal period, and may be complicated by penetrating cranial injuries, neurosurgical interventions or such debilitating diseases as diabetes, liver cirrhosis, urinary tract infection, malignancy and alcholism, etc. It has a high mortality rate in spite of using various antibiotics.
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Main subject:
Urinary Tract Infections
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Causality
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Mortality
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Fatty Liver
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Meningitis
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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