免疫功能正常宿主的鹑鸡肠球菌脑膜炎：一例报告

Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis in an immunocompetent host: a case report.

作者信息

Antonello Vicente Sperb, Zenkner Francis de Moura, França Josiane, Santos Breno Riegel

机构信息

Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

出版信息

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2010 Mar-Apr;52(2):111-2. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652010000200009.

DOI:10.1590/s0036-46652010000200009

PMID:20464133

Abstract

We describe a rare case of a 53-year-old man with a long history of alcohol abuse, with Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis, an organism that rarely causes human infection and is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry. The patient improved with high-dose ampicillin and gentamicin therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first Brazilian reported case of E. gallinarum meningitis and probably the first case described in an immunocompetent host.

摘要

我们描述了一例罕见病例，一名53岁男性，有长期酗酒史，患鹑鸡肠球菌脑膜炎，该病菌极少引起人类感染，主要存在于家禽的胃肠道中。患者经大剂量氨苄西林和庆大霉素治疗后病情好转。据我们所知，这是巴西报道的首例鹑鸡肠球菌脑膜炎病例，可能也是首例在免疫功能正常宿主中描述的病例。