[Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis after myelography and intrathecal infiltration]

E Bissagnene; F Kouassi-Yapi; V Ba-Zeze; A Odi; A Kadio

[Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis after myelography and intrathecal infiltration]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1989;82(4):572-4.

[Article in French]

Authors

E Bissagnene¹, F Kouassi-Yapi, V Ba-Zeze, A Odi, A Kadio

Affiliation

¹ Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire.

PMID: 2805186

Abstract

A 76 year old patient is admitted in an intensive care unit with severe acute pneumococcal meningitis. He dies 2 days after admission besides antibiotherapy by ampicillin. Interest of measures for preventing the infections after lumbar puncture is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Ampicillin / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / drug therapy
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / etiology*
Myelography*
Spinal Puncture / adverse effects*

Substances

Ampicillin