Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated meningitis caused by Gordonia sputi: case report and review of the literature

Daniel Martín; Ana Barrios; Diego Domingo; Pedro Sánchez; Marta Sánchez; Ana Ruiz-Dassy; Ana Miqueleiz; Jesús Sanz

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated meningitis caused by Gordonia sputi: case report and review of the literature

Infez Med. 2017 Jun 1;25(2):174-178.

Authors

Daniel Martín¹, Ana Barrios¹, Diego Domingo², Pedro Sánchez¹, Marta Sánchez¹, Ana Ruiz-Dassy¹, Ana Miqueleiz², Jesús Sanz¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
² Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 28603239

Abstract

We report the first known case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt-associated meningitis caused by Gordonia sputi and review published cases of Gordonia CNS infections.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis
Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections / etiology*
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / etiology*
Bacteremia / microbiology
Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis
Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections / etiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
Device Removal
Diagnostic Errors
Equipment Contamination
Gordonia Bacterium / isolation & purification*
Humans
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / surgery
Linezolid / therapeutic use
Male
Meningitis / drug therapy
Meningitis / etiology*
Meningitis / microbiology
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Linezolid