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Meningitis
Study results from P. Sreejith et al provide new insights into meningitis
May 6th, 2008
According to recent research from India, "Pneumocephalus implies air inside the cranial vault, which usually results from cranio-facial trauma. Occasionally, meningitis caused by gas-forming organisms can result in pneumocephalus." "Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis can, on rare occasions, cause pneumocephalus as a complication. The drug of choice for K. pneumoniae meningitis is a third-generation cephalosporin, and resistance to these drugs is unusual. We report a case of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae meningitis resulting from chronic suppurative otitis media, which was later complicated by pneumocephalus," wrote P. Sreejith and colleagues. The...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-06)
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