A Case of Brevibacillus brevis Meningitis and Bacteremia
Joint Authors
Parmar, Parmvir
Sivapragasam, Milani
Corrales-Medina, Vicente
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brevibacillus species are environmental organisms that are rarely implicated as human pathogens.
We present the case of postsurgical Brevibacillus brevis bacterial meningitis and an associated bacteremia after debulking surgery for a newly diagnosed pilocytic astrocytoma in a 19-year-old woman.
The patient experienced clinical cure with a 4-week course of vancomycin, but her postinfectious course was complicated by the development of a pseudomeningocele that required surgical repair.
To our knowledge, this is the first described case of a central nervous system infection caused by Brevibacillus brevis in the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Parmar, Parmvir& Sivapragasam, Milani& Corrales-Medina, Vicente. 2020. A Case of Brevibacillus brevis Meningitis and Bacteremia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Parmar, Parmvir…[et al.]. A Case of Brevibacillus brevis Meningitis and Bacteremia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148171
American Medical Association (AMA)
Parmar, Parmvir& Sivapragasam, Milani& Corrales-Medina, Vicente. A Case of Brevibacillus brevis Meningitis and Bacteremia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148171
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148171
