Klebsiella meningitis—report of nine cases. Issue 6 (December 1972)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Price, D. J. E.; Sleigh, J. D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 35:Issue 6(1972)
• Page Start: 903
• Page End: 908
• Publication Date: 1972-12
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.35.6.903
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : During a serious epidemic of chest and urinary infections due to Klebsiella aerogenes in a neurosurgical unit, several patients developed klebsiella meningitis after trauma or surgery. Despite all attempts to control the epidemic and treat the meningitis with antibiotics, eight of the nine patients died. It was not until all antibiotics used to treat respiratory and urinary infections had been totally withdrawn that no further patients developed klebsiella meningitis.