Antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with multiple myeloma

Abstract Multiple myeloma is a hematolymphoid malignancy, and patients with this disorder are frequently complicated by infection. An 80-year-old woman with multiple myeloma was complicated by bacterial meningitis, and was admitted to our hospital in August 2007. She initially received ceftriaxone,...

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Published in:	Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 123 - 125
Main Authors:	Matano, Sadaya, Satoh, Shigehiko, Harada, Yukari, Sugimoto, Tatsuho, Nagata, Hajime
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2010 Springer Japan
Subjects:	Aged, 80 and over Ampicillin Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Case Report Female Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Infectious Diseases Listeria monocytogenes Listeria monocytogenes - drug effects Listeria monocytogenes - isolation & purification Listeriosis - cerebrospinal fluid Listeriosis - complications Listeriosis - drug therapy Medical Microbiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Meningitis Meningitis, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid Meningitis, Bacterial - complications Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Meropenem Multiple myeloma Multiple Myeloma - cerebrospinal fluid Multiple Myeloma - drug therapy Multiple Myeloma - microbiology Virology Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis Meropenem Ampicillin Multiple myeloma
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