Community acquired Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in adults

Scand J Infect Dis. 2009;41(5):375-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540902744766.

Abstract

We present 9 patients with community acquired Staphylococcus aureus meningitis. Foci of infection outside the central nervous system were present in 8 (89%) patients, mostly endocarditis and pneumonia. Cardiorespiratory complications occurred frequently and 6 patients died (67%). Identification and treatment of the primary focus of infection should be a priority in these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cohort Studies
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / etiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus*