- J Korean Neurol Assoc. 1992;10(1):103-108.
- Gram-negative Bacillary Meningitis:A Case Report of E. coli Meningitis in Adult
- Seon-Chool Hwang, M.D., Sang-Ok Ra, M.D., Geo-Hyoung Kim, M.D., Mun-Seung Choi, M.D., Kyu-Hyun Park, M.D., Sang-Wook Kim, M.D.
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Pusan University, Department of Neurology Maryknoll Hospital
- 성인에서 발생한 그람음성간균(대장균)뇌막염 1례
- 황선출, 나상옥,김거형,최문성,박규현,김상욱
- 메리놀병원 신경과. 부산대학교 신경과.
- Abstract
- We treated a 66 year-old-male patient with non-traumatic spontaneous E. coli meningitis, whose cerebrospinal fluid showed turbid, and from which E. coli was cultured, and who had urinary tract infection and fatty liver disease which were thought to be predisposing factors to the meningitis. Gram-negative bacillary meningitis is a very rare condition after the neonatal period, and may be complicated by penetrating cranial injuries, neurosurgical interventions or such debilitating diseases as diabetes, liver
cirrhosis, urinary tract infection, malignancy and alcholism, etc. It has a high mortality
rate in spite of using various antibiotics.
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