Meningitis Due toEdwardsiella Tarda: First Report of Meningitis Caused byE. tarda

Neonatal meningitis caused by Edwardsiella tarda.

“…This report is that on a newborn baby who had fatal septicaemia and meningitis caused by the organism Edwardsiella tarda of Ewing et al (1965). We believe that this is the second report of meningitis caused by that organism, the first being by Sonnenwirth and Kallus (1968).…”

An Autopsy Case of <b><i>Edwardsiella tarda</i></b> Meningoencephalitis

“…E. tarda generally causes gastroenteritis and is less frequently reported as an etiological agent of extraintestinal infections that often present as septicemia; other presentations include endocarditis, empyema, hepatobiliary infection, peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess, osteomyelitis, and wound infections [ 1 ]. Bacterial meningitis due to E. tarda has been reported in only a few cases [ 3 - 5 ] (Table 1 ). Sonnenwirth and Kallus [ 3 ] reported the case of a 36-year-old female who was on steroid therapy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and systemic lupus erythematosus.…”

“…Bacterial meningitis due to E. tarda has been reported in only a few cases [ 3 - 5 ] (Table 1 ). Sonnenwirth and Kallus [ 3 ] reported the case of a 36-year-old female who was on steroid therapy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient developed high fever, nausea, and vomiting, which were followed by mental confusion, and CSF culture was positive for E. tarda .…”

“…While E. tarda infections usually present with gastroenteritis, they can occasionally lead to bacteremia or septicemia that is often fatal in patients with alcoholic liver disease [ 1 , 2 ]. However, E. tarda has rarely been reported to cause bacterial meningitis [ 3 - 5 ]. We herein present the autopsy case of a patient with bacterial meningitis caused by E. tarda , which was fatal.…”

Osteomyelitis due to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-resistant Edwardsiella tarda infection in a patient with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease

“…It also causes severe infections, such as liver abscess, meningitis, cholangitis, and vertebral osteomyelitis [1][2][3][4]. Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited disorder resulting from the inability of phagocytes to produce bactericidal superoxide anions.…”