Septic shock due to Escherichia coli meningoencephalitis treated with immunoglobulin-M-enriched immunoglobulin preparation as adjuvant therapy: a case report
Abstract:Background
Gram-negative bacteria are an uncommon etiology of spontaneous community-acquired adult meningitis and meningoencephalitis. Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacterium that is normally present in the intestinal microbial pool. Some Escherichia coli strains can cause diseases in humans and animals, with both intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations (extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli) such as urinary tract infections, bacteremia with sepsis, and, more rarely, meningiti… Show more
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