Enterococcus faecalis: An unusual cause of meningitis in HIV-infected patients

Anjali Sharma; Mimi S. Mong; Grace Minamoto

Enterococcus faecalis: An unusual cause of meningitis in HIV-infected patients

Anjali Sharma, Mimi S. Mong, Grace Minamoto

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Abstract

A case of a severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected man with meningitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis is presented. E faecalis is a distinctly unusual cause of bacterial meningitis in patients with HIV infection and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of purulent meningitis in such patients to ensure optimal empiric treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	540-542
Number of pages	3
Journal	AIDS Reader
Volume	12
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 1 2002

Keywords

Enterococcus faecalis
HIV/AIDS
Meningitis

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Enterococcus faecalis: An unusual cause of meningitis in HIV-infected patients

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