ROTHIA MUCILAGINOSA MENINGITIS AFTER SINUS SURGERY: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Karapinar B. A., Sen C., Basaran B., Aydin D.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.35, no.3, pp.1245-1249, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2019_3_190
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1245-1249
  • Keywords: Rothia mucilaginosa, Stomatococcus mucilaginosa, meningitis, sinus surgery, antibiotic susceptibility, STOMATOCOCCUS-MUCILAGINOSUS, INFECTIONS, BACTEREMIA, CHILDREN, PATIENT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Rothia mucilaginosa, a member of the family Micrococcaceae, which is a normal flora member of the upper respiratory tract. Infections are very rare, but often causes opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients. We report the first case of Rothia mucilaginosa meningitis due to sinus surgery in a healty adult in Turkey. A literature research was done for the meningitis caused by Rothia mucilaginosa until recently.