| Title | Veillonella parvula meningitis: case report and review of Veillonella infections. | | Author(s) | Bhatti MA, Frank MO | | Institution | Division of Infectious Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. | | Source | Clin Infect Dis 2000 Sep; 31(3):839-40. | | MeSH | Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Humans
Meningitis
Middle Aged
Veillonella
| | Abstract | Veillonella parvula is a small, nonfermentative anaerobic gram-negative coccus that is part of the normal flora of the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina in humans. When isolated from clinical specimens, V. parvula is often regarded as a contaminant or commensal, but it has been implicated as a pathogen in infections of the sinuses, lungs, heart, bone, and central nervous system. Meningitis, however, is extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been previously described in the literature. We report a case of V. parvula meningitis and review the literature on Veillonella infections. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 11017846 |
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