Nontraumatic pneumocephalus due to nosocomial Enterobacter cloacae infection

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Jan;66(1):108-10. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.03.024. Epub 2009 May 12.

Abstract

Nosocomial meningitis is rare, and routine cerebrospinal fluid study is seldom recommended for hospitalized patients with fever and acute delirium. We present a case of Enterobacter cloacae meningitis complicated with a nontraumatic pneumocephalus. Maintaining a high index of suspicion of nosocomial meningitis is crucial in patients with acute delirium and multiple underlying comorbid conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Delirium / microbiology
  • Enterobacter cloacae / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningitis / microbiology*
  • Pneumocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumocephalus / microbiology*
  • Radiography