2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.08.020
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Staphylococcus intermedius—rare pathogen of acute meningitis

Abstract: We report the first case of acute meningitis caused by a rare, atypical pathogen. An 11-month-old infant was admitted to hospital with clinical symptoms typical of acute meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an elevated neutrophil cell count and high proteins. Microbiological examination of the fluid confirmed an atypical cause of meningitis--Staphylococcus intermedius. Antibiotic therapy with cefotaxime was successful and the child made a full recovery.

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“…These infections are often hospital-acquired 6 and caused by multiresistant strains 6 , 7 . Another coagulase-positive staphylococci that can rarely cause infections in humans (meningitidis, skin absceses) belong to the Staphylococcus intermedius group 8 , 9 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These infections are often hospital-acquired 6 and caused by multiresistant strains 6 , 7 . Another coagulase-positive staphylococci that can rarely cause infections in humans (meningitidis, skin absceses) belong to the Staphylococcus intermedius group 8 , 9 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Before molecular identification, approximately half of reported SIG cases were skin and soft tissue infections; the remainder included endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and pneumonia [ 1 , 8 , 14 ]. More recent reports use 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, multilocus sequence typing, ribotyping, and multiplex PCR to definitively identify S intermedius in 4 cases of skin and soft tissue infection and 1 case of meningitis [ 1 , 13 , 15 ]. Reports using similar techniques reveal that S pseudintermedius , although still predominantly a pathogen of skin and soft tissue (5 cases), also causes invasive disease (6 cases) and, overall, appears to be a more common human pathogen than S intermedius [ 16 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reports using similar techniques reveal that S pseudintermedius , although still predominantly a pathogen of skin and soft tissue (5 cases), also causes invasive disease (6 cases) and, overall, appears to be a more common human pathogen than S intermedius [ 16 ]. The severity of S pseudintermedius infections ranges from superficial skin infections treated by topical therapy to bacteremia, endocarditis, pneumonia, and septic arthritis [ 1 , 8 , 14 , 15 ]. Previous work by Talan et al [ 17 ] and Laarhoven et al [ 18 ] indicates that SIG isolates rarely colonize humans.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Poważniejsze konsekwencje występują u pacjentów z obniżoną odpornością. Opisano nieliczne jak dotąd przypadki izolacji S. intermedius od osób z infekcyjnym zapaleniem wsierdzia (44), zapaleniem płuc (45), ropniem mózgu (46) i ostrym zapaleniem opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych (47).…”
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