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Meningitis due to Micrococcus luteus

Meningitis hervorgerufen durch Micrococcus luteus

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We are presenting a new case of meningitis due to theMicrococcus luteus species. This germ was isolated twice in eight days from the CSF of a 57-year old woman. The patient had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implanted for hydrocephalus following a meningeal haemorrhage. Antibiotic therapy was efficient but the patient died of a recurrent haemorrhage.

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Wir stellen einen gut dokumentierten Fall von Meningitis durchMicrococcus luteus vor. Dieser Keim wurde innerhalb von acht Tagen zweimal aus dem Liquor einer 57 Jahre alten Frau isoliert. Der Patientin war ein ventrikulo-peritonealer Shunt wegen eines nach Gehirnblutung aufgetretenen Hydrozephalus eingepflanzt worden. Die Meningitis wurde erfolgreich mit Antibiotika behandelt, jedoch starb die Patientin an einer erneut aufgetretenen Gehirnblutung.

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  1. Service de Bactériologie, CHU Timone, F-Marseille

    T. Fosse M.D. & B. Toga M.D.

  2. Service de Bactériologie, Hôpital de la Conception, F-Marseille

    Y. Peloux M.D.

  3. Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Timone, F-Marseille

    C. Granthil M.D., J. Bertrando M.D. & M. Sethian M.D.

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Fosse, T., Toga, B., Peloux, Y. et al. Meningitis due to Micrococcus luteus. Infection 13, 280–281 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01645439

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