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821410

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Three patients with meningitis due to the Lancefield group D enterococci are described and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Anatomic central nervous system (CNS) defects, prior neurologic or neurosurgical interventions, group D enterococcal endocarditis, and urinary tract infection appear to be important predisposing factors. Of note is the frequent lack of cellular response in the spinal fluid to enterococci. The mortality of this infection is high (33%) and is probably dictated as much by the underlying disorder as the infection itself. The therapeutic importance of careful separation of group D streptococcal isolates into enterococci and nonenterococci, especially in instances of CNS infections, is emphasized. We discuss the appropriate antimicrobial therapy for enterococcal meningitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
136
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
883-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Group D enterococcal meningitis. Clinical and therapeutic considerations with report of three cases and review of the literature.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports