Acute Meningitis Due to a Pseudomonas-like Group Va-1 Bacillus
Authors: ROBERT J. FASS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 January 1976Acute Meningitis Due to a Pseudomonas-like Group Va-1 BacillusROBERT J. FASS, M.D., F.A.C.P., JEAN BARNISHAN, B.S.ROBERT J. FASS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JEAN BARNISHAN, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-84-1-51 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe "nonfermenters," a heterogeneous group of Gram-negative bacilli and coccobacilli, differ from the Enterobacteriaceae in not fermenting carbohydrates although some produce acids oxidatively. Many, though ubiquitous, are not conveniently identified by the diagnostic laboratory. Included are the genera Pseudomonas, Eikenella, Moraxella, Acinetobacter (including organisms previously named Mima, Herellea, and Bacterium anitratum), Alcaligenes, Achromobacter, and Flavobacterium. The unnamed nonfermenters have been placed in groups according to their similarities (1). Improvements in their nomenclature and criteria for identification have led to greater clinical interest in their potential pathogenicity (2-4).We report a case of acute meningitis and probable myocarditis caused by a...References1. TATUM H, EWING W, and WEAVER R: Miscellaneous Gram-negative bacteria, in Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 2nd ed., edited by LENNETTE EH, SPAULDING EH, TRUANT JP. Washington, American Society for Microbiology, 1974, p. 270 Google Scholar2. PEDERSEN M, MARSO E, and PICKETT M: Nonfermentative bacilli associated with man. III. Pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility. Am J Clin Pathol 54:178-192, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GARDNER P, GRIFFIN W, and SWARTZ M: Nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli of nosocomial interest. Am J Med 48:735-749, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GILARDI G: Infrequently encountered Pseudomonas species causing infection in humans. Ann Intern Med 77:211-215, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar5. DONALD W and DOAK W: Mimeae meningitis and sepsis. JAMA 200:287-289, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ROBERT J. FASS, M.D., F.A.C.P.; JEAN BARNISHAN, B.S.Affiliations: Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine The University Hospitals Bacteriology Laboratory College of Medicine Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRalstoniaNative Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii : A Case Report and Literature ReviewRalstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogensBurkholderia pickettii spondylitisWautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species, and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii (Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov.Ralstonia Mannitolilytica INFECTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT: FIRST REPORTInvestigation of an outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii in a paediatric hospital by RAPDMonomicrobial Nonneutrocytic Bacterascites Due to Burkholderia pickettiiTyping of strains from a single-source outbreak of Pseudomonas pickettiiOsteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by Pseudomonas pickettiiAn Australia‐wide epidemic of Pseudomonas pickettii bacteraemia due to contaminated “sterile” water for injectionFactors associated with Pseudomonas pickettii intrinsic contamination of commercial respiratory therapy solutions marketed as sterilePseudomonas pickettii as a cause of pseudobacteremiaNosocomial infections by chlorhexidine solution contaminated with Pseudomonas pickettii (Biovar VA-1)Pseudomonas et infections hospitalièresInfections à Pseudomonas pickettiiSepticemia caused by Pseudomonas VA-1Human- and Animal-Pathogenic Members of the Genus PseudomonasCultural and biochemical characteristics of clinical isolates of unusual colistin-resistant pseudomonadsCell wall-defective variants of pseudomonas-like (group Va) bacteria in Crohn's disease 1 January 1976Volume 84, Issue 1Page: 51-52KeywordsAcidsAcinetobacterBacillusCarbohydratesEnterobacteriaceaeMeningitisMyocarditisPathogensPseudomonasResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...