Spontaneous Escherichia coli bacterial meningitis mimicking heatstroke in an adult

Bacterial meningitis can be difficult to recognize: the meningeal triad symptoms are not always present and the alteration in mental status can mimic heatstroke. Escherichia coli meningitis is a serious disease whose early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic treatment, and hemodynamic management are e...

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Autores principales: Ishida, Kenichiro, Noborio, Mitsuhiro, Nakamura, Masayuki, Ieki, Yohei, Sogabe, Taku, Sadamitsu, Daikai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.509
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Sumario:Bacterial meningitis can be difficult to recognize: the meningeal triad symptoms are not always present and the alteration in mental status can mimic heatstroke. Escherichia coli meningitis is a serious disease whose early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic treatment, and hemodynamic management are essential.

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