Toescu Sebastian M, Lacey Sandra, Low Hu Liang
Department of Neurosurgery, Essex Neurosciences Centre, Queens Hospital, Romford, RM7 0AG, UK.
Department of Microbiology, Queens Hospital, Romford, RM7 0AG, UK.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Nov;159(11):2235-2238. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3307-9. Epub 2017 Aug 29.
A 49-year-old female underwent multiple craniotomies for resection of recurrent malignant meningiomata (WHO grade III). She re-presented with sepsis due to a ventricular empyema. The craniotomy wound was urgently debrided, and isolates of the gram-negative rod, Weeksella virosa, were identified on 16S PCR. This species is most commonly found as a genitourinary commensal. We present the first documented intracranial infection by Weeksella virosa and its successful treatment with oral β-lactam antibiotics.
