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17323778

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
A 43-year-old man with no past history of underlying disease was admitted to an affiliated hospital, complaining of high fever and severe headache. Polynuclear dominant pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) suggested bacterial meningitis. He was immediately treated with several antibiotics, then his clinical symptoms improved, although intractable headache relapsed after withdrawal of the initial therapy. Thereafter he consulted our hospital for a second opinion. CSF examination in our hospital demonstrated mononuclear dominant pleocytosis with normal sugar value. However, bacterial culture of the CSF specimen yielded a gram-negative bacillus that was finally identified as a Campylobacter fetus on Skirrow's culture. Treatment with meropenem and other antibiotics improved both the clinical symptoms and CSF findings. Thus, meningitis with a Campylobacter fetus could manifest a chronic and atypical clinical course, careful attention should be paid to establish an early diagnosis.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0009-918X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
699-701
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Bacterial meningitis with Campylobacter fetus manifesting chronic clinical course].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports