False-positive pneumococcal antigen test in a case of Enterococcus faecalis meningitis

Med Mal Infect. 2013 Dec;43(11-12):483-5. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.09.007. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

Authors

A S Daubié¹, J Mayaux, L Epelboin, C de Tymowski, A Mbadi, V Jarlier, F Brossier

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de bactériologie-hygiène, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 75013 Paris, France.

PMID: 24231250
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.09.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Antigènes pneumococciques; Enterococcus faecalis; Meningitis; Méningite; Pneumococcal antigen test.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
Antigens, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid*
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Ceftriaxone / pharmacology
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
Chromatography, Affinity*
Cross Reactions
Delayed Diagnosis
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Substitution
Drug Therapy, Combination
Endocarditis / complications
Endocarditis / microbiology
Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects
Enterococcus faecalis / immunology*
Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
False Positive Reactions
Gentamicins / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology
Meningitis, Bacterial / immunology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Species Specificity
Spinal Puncture
Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens, Bacterial
Gentamicins
Ceftriaxone
Amoxicillin