[Nosocomial multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis in postoperative neurosurgery: a case study]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 2012 Apr;60(2):e6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2010.11.005. Epub 2011 Jan 5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is a prolific nosocomial pathogen renowned for its multidrug-resistant nature. However, A. baumannii is a rare cause of nosocomial meningitis, and is an even rarer cause of meningitis outbreaks in neurosurgical units. We report a case of nosocomial meningitis due to multidrug resistant A. baumannii in a postoperative neurosurgery. The diagnosis was retained on a beam of arguments clinical, biochemical and bacteriological. The evolution was unfavourable, and the patient died of multiple complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / complications*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis
  • Acinetobacter baumannii* / isolation & purification
  • Acinetobacter baumannii* / physiology
  • Aged
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Neurosurgery* / methods
  • Neurosurgery* / rehabilitation
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology