Primary meningitis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum successfully treated with ceftriaxone in a healthy adult male
Trager Hintze,
Michelle Steed,
Eric Sievers,
John T. Bagwell,
Nicola Selfa
Affiliations
Trager Hintze
Department of Pharmacy Practice, The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, 1110 N. Stonewall Ave., Oklahoma City, OK, 73117, USA; Corresponding author.
Michelle Steed
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 921 S. 8th Ave, Stop 8333, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8333, USA; Department of Pharmacy, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404, USA
Eric Sievers
Department of Pharmacy, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404, USA
John T. Bagwell
Department of Medicine, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404, USA
Nicola Selfa
Department of Microbiology, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404, USA
Fusobacterium nucleatum is a rod-shaped gram-negative obligate anaerobe; this organism, and other anaerobes, are usually not a part of the culture performed for a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample. To date, four cases of Fusobacterium meningitis in adults have been published. We report successful treatment of a case of primary meningitis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in an otherwise healthy 72-year-old male. Keywords: Bacterial meningitis, Fusobacterium infections, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Ceftriaxone
