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- Title
Enterococcus Cecorum bacteremia and meningitis in an asplenic patient: A case report.
- Authors
Abdelwahed, Hesham; Elkhawaga, Mostafa; Oon, Aileen
- Abstract
This paper presents a case of Enterococcus cecorum (E. cecorum) meningitis with bacteremia in a middle-aged woman who had previously undergone a splenectomy. Within 24 hours, the bacterium was identified from a blood culture. The patient was clinically diagnosed with meningitis, which was radiologically verified by an MRI brain scan. Fortunately, she had a favorable outcome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of E. cecorum-induced meningitis in humans and the second documented incidence of E. cecorum infection in humans in Australia. The purpose of this case report is to emphasize the potential for serious human infections caused by an extremely rare pathogen.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; BACTEREMIA diagnosis; BACTERIAL meningitis; BLOOD; PATIENTS; BACTEREMIA; HEADACHE; FATIGUE (Physiology); MULTIPLE organ failure; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; ENTEROCOCCAL infections; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISCHARGE planning; CELL culture; MUSCLE weakness; SPLENECTOMY; COGNITION disorders; INTENSIVE care units; DROWSINESS; EXTUBATION; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma & Acute Care, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1999-7086
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5339/jemtac.2024.9