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Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Gram-negative bacillary meningitis in an immunocompetent adult
  1. Aniruddha Ray,
  2. Satyaki Basu,
  3. Souradeep Das and
  4. Atanu Chandra
  1. Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Atanu Chandra; chandraatanu123{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Escherichia coli is a rare cause of community-acquired meningitis comprising about 1% of adult cases. However, it is a common pathogen in neonatal meningitis and in nosocomial setting (especially after penetrating craniocerebral injury or subsequent to neurosurgical procedures). We report a middle-aged woman, who was admitted with features of acute meningitis and subsequent investigations revealed E. coli growth in cerebrospinal fluid culture. The case is distinctive as no additional predisposing risk factors associated with gram-negative bacillary meningitis (traumatic brain injury, neurosurgical procedures, malignancy, immunosuppressive therapy, HIV infection, chronic alcoholism and diabetes) were present. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics as per sensitivity reports and discharged in clinically stable condition, without any residual neurological deficit.

  • General practice / family medicine
  • Meningitis
  • Neurology
  • Infection (neurology)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-251850

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    • Contributors SB and AC prepared the manuscript with adequate planning and execution. AR and SD contributed to patient management, review of literature, critical revision of content and final approval of manuscript. All authors are in agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.