First report of postoperative intracranial Weeksella virosa infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Craniotomy
- Empyema
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Meningeal Neoplasms
- Meningioma
- Sepsis
- Surgical Wound Infection