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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(04): 393-396
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0272
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Burkholderia cepacia meningitis: A case report

Authors

  • João Núncio Crispim

    a   Department of Child and Family, Pediatric Infectious Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Catarina Dâmaso

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Reynaldo dos Santos, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

  • José Gonçalo Marques

    a   Department of Child and Family, Pediatric Infectious Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

  • José Miguéns

    c   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Paula Valente

    a   Department of Child and Family, Pediatric Infectious Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

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06 October 2009

09 April 2010

Publication Date:
28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

We present a case of a 6-month-old boy admitted with hydranencephaly, cranial hypertension, prolonged fever and malnutrition. Cerebrospinal fluid culture identified Burkholderia cepacia meningitis, which was controlled with ceftazidime plus amikacin after a protracted course. This is the only case of B. cepacia meningitis reported in the medical literature the last 20 years. Previous cases were successfully treated with co-trimoxazole or the third generation cephalosporins.

Keywords

Burkholderia cepacia - meningitis