1.
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;12(6): 546-546, Dec. 2008.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-507461
ABSTRACT
Meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii is rare and are mostly hospital acquired after neurosurgical procedure. We report a case of a 40-year old man was admitted to the intensive care unit due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. Our patient developed a ventriculitis due to A.baumannii treated successfully with sulbactam IV and intrathecal amikacin.
Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Male , Acinetobacter baumannii , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Amikacin/administration & dosage , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy , Sulbactam/administration & dosage , Acinetobacter Infections/etiology , Craniotomy/adverse effects , Fatal Outcome , Injections, Spinal , Meningitis, Bacterial/etiology , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/surgery
2.
Braz J Infect Dis
; 12(6): 546, 2008 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19287849
ABSTRACT
Meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii is rare and are mostly hospital acquired after neurosurgical procedure. We report a case of a 40-year old man was admitted to the intensive care unit due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. Our patient developed a ventriculitis due to A.baumannii treated successfully with sulbactam IV and intrathecal amikacin.