Polymicrobial anaerobic meningitis caused by Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Slackia exigua in a patient with mastoiditis following otitis media

Kalay G. N., Dalgic N., Bozan T., Ulger-Toprak N., Bayraktar B., Soyletir G.

ANAEROBE, cilt.56, ss.95-97, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.02.003
  • Dergi Adı: ANAEROBE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-97
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Meningitis, Bacteroides fragilis, Fusobacterium necrophorum, mastoiditis, MALDI-TOF MS, PATHOGEN, CHILDREN
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We have reported a case of mastoiditis which progressed to meningitis in a 16-year old male patient. CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) anaerobic culture revealed four species of isolated anaerobic bacteria. This is the first case in the literature in which a patient survived childhood polymicrobial anaerobic meningitis diagnosed by MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry). (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.