| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290849 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Khan, Fida A1 |
| Institutions: | 1West Virginia University, Department of Medicine, Morgantown, Virginia Occidental. Estados Unidos de América |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Pages: | 386-388 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | Meningitis is an uncommon complication of neurosurgical procedures, with an incidence of 1.1% to 2.5%. Although unusual, the frequency of nosocomial Gram-negative meningitis appears to be increasing. Gram-negative meningitis has been documented following disruption of the dura-arachnoid barrier secondary to trauma or surgery. The association of Gram-negative bacillary meningitis with neurosurgical procedures was first reported in the 1940's. Wolff et al. described the association between Enterobacter species and post-neurosurgical infection. More recently, risk factors for nosocomial Enterobacter meningitis have been characterized by Parodi et al. Adipose graft, as an independent risk factor has not yet been reported. A patient with acoustic neuroma resection, who developed bacterial meningitis from an abdominal fat pad graft to a mastoidectomy bed is described. A brief overview was made of post-neurosurgical Gram-negative meningitis |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Microbiología, Neurología, Enterobacter, Meningitis, Neuroma, Resección translaberíntico |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Microbiology, Neurology, Surgery, Enterobacter, Meningitis, Neuroma, Translabyrinthine resection |
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