Microbiologically confirmed meningoencephalitis due to Enterococcus avium: A first report

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.08.012
• Publication Date: 2006-10-06T12:59:46Z
• Authors: Sarah Jones; Ruth England; Morgan Evans; Shiu-Shing Soo; Pradhib Venkatesan
• Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; 0301 basic medicine; Discitis; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Meningoencephalitis; Humans; Female; Enterococcus; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Cerebrospinal Fluid

We describe an 80-year-old lady with a meningoencephalitic illness followed by vertebral discitis. Enterococcus avium was cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. No other pathogen was incriminated in her illness. The meningoencephalitic illness settled after 3 weeks of antimicrobials, but the vertebral discitis required longer therapy.