Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome causing fatal meningitis and septicemia by Citrobacter koseri
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Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome causing fatal meningitis and septicemia by Citrobacter koseri
Citrobacter koseri is a gram-negative bacillius that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. It is an uncommon pathogen that typically causes meningitis and brain abscesses in children, however central nervous system (CNS) infections are rarely found in adults. We present a case of C. koseri meningitis in an immunocompetent adult secondary to intestinal micro-perforation caused by Strongyloid...
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عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.09.005