Acute Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Due to the Rare Isolate, Pseudomonas putida: A Case Report | Chapter 16 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 1

 Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a medical emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment. ABM and its repercussions continue to strike individuals in India, despite the advent of newer, more potent antibiotics, with fatality rates ranging from 16 to 32 percent. The goal of this case report is to describe how Pseudomonas putida was isolated from a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. Apart from that, the author emphasises the need of correctly identifying the organism and, as a result, picking the most appropriate antibiotic from the susceptibility profile to allow for early recovery and improve the patient's outcome and survival.

Author (s) Details

Grishma V. Kulkarni
Max Cure Hospitals (Mediciti Hospital), Hyderabad 500063, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Kocuria kristinae (Unusual Pathogen) Isolated from Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Case of Acute Meningitis| Chapter 11 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 15

 Kocuria species are emerging opportunistic pathogens that are most commonly found in immunocompromised patients and those with severe underlying disease. Nowadays, the occurrence of various types of Kocuria infections has been reported, though they are sometimes misidentified as CONS. Newer methods such as Vitek 2, MALDI-TOF Spectrometry, 16S RNA, and repeated specimens have been used to confirm them as pathogens. We present a case of K. kristniae-induced acute bacterial meningitis. The patient in this case had a craniotomy. As a result, there is a possibility that the cocci entered directly during the head injury and established the opportunistic infection.

Author (S) Details

P. Arun Kumar
Department of Microbiology, DY Patil Medical College and Hospital, India.

R. A. Chougale
Department of Microbiology, DY Patil Medical College and Hospital, India.

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