Meningitis due to Xanthomonas maltophilia: case report and review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Xanthomonas maltophilia is being increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in debilitated patients. We report a case of postoperative meningitis due to X. maltophilia and review the cases of X. maltophilia meningitis reported in the literature. Because X. maltophilia is often resistant to multiple beta-lactam agents, including cephalosporins and imipenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole appears to be the drug of choice for treatment of X. maltophilia meningitis.
Medical subject headings
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Meningitis, Bacterial
- Postoperative Complications
- Xanthomonas