Caulobacter Species as a Cause of Postneurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient

Caulobacter species have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probable Caulobacter species meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identifica...

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Main Authors: Natalie Bridger, Andrew Walkty, Maryanne Crockett, Sergio Fanella, Kim Nichol, James A Karlowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/231894
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description Caulobacter species have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probable Caulobacter species meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identification provided by commercial phenotypic identification systems. The present case illustrates the need to reconcile conflicting phenotypic test results using 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.
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spelling doaj-art-42a1550dd2ae48d89ab6bb3766b8e52f2025-08-20T03:36:08ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-01231e10e1210.1155/2012/231894Caulobacter Species as a Cause of Postneurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis in a Pediatric PatientNatalie Bridger0Andrew Walkty1Maryanne Crockett2Sergio Fanella3Kim Nichol4James A Karlowsky5Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCaulobacter species have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probable Caulobacter species meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identification provided by commercial phenotypic identification systems. The present case illustrates the need to reconcile conflicting phenotypic test results using 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/231894
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Caulobacter Species as a Cause of Postneurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Caulobacter Species as a Cause of Postneurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient
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