J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1992 Mar;10(1):103-108.

Gram-negative Bacillary Meningitis: A Case Report of E. coli Meningitis in Adult

• Hwang SC
• Ra SO
• Kim GH
• Choi MS
• Park KH
• Kim SW

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.

Keyword

Gram-negative bacillary meningitis; E. coli meningitis; A case reprot

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Causality
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Fatty Liver
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Meningitis*
Mortality
Urinary Tract Infections
Anti-Bacterial Agents