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Volume 24, Issue 1

Case Report

Acinetobacter baumannii: A Rare Cause of Meningoencephalitis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

Zeki Aydın
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Aziz Batu
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Meltem Gürsu
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Filiz Tayfur
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Yeşim Bilir
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Filiz Pehlivanoğlu
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Savaş Öztürk
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
,
Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu
Affiliations
  • Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • meningoencephalitis
  • peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

Multiple drug resistant Acinetobacter spp. are usually responsible for hospital-acquired infections. Development of a central nervous system infection due to Acinetobacter spp. without  head trauma or  neurosurgical procedure is rare. We report a case of meningoencephalitis caused by A. baumannii in a diabetic 36-year-old man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. He was admitted to  hospital because of sudden loss of consciousness and jaw tightening, and his physical examination revealed high fever and nuchal rigidity. Laboratory investigations showed elevated acute phase reactants, in addition to normal cranial computed tomographic and electroencephalographic findings. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination disclosed an elevated protein concentration and very low glucose level. Following the growth of A. baumannii in CSF culture, meropenem treatment provided a complete cure. 

  • 65-67
  • 10.5152/kd.2011.14
  • July 23, 2019
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