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Case Report

Community Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report

by
Bianca Lee
1,*,
Kevin Yeroushalmi
1,
Hay Me Me
1,
Paresh Sojitra
1,
Usman Jilani
1,
Syed Iqbal
2,
Shadab Ahmed
3,
Janice Verley
3 and
Jagadish Akella
2
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA
2
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA
3
Department of Infectious Disease, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2018, 8(2), 92-95; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1136
Submission received: 3 January 2018 / Revised: 2 March 2018 / Accepted: 16 March 2018 / Published: 4 June 2018
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Abstract

Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis is most commonly seen as a nosocomial infection and in post-neurosurgical patients. Reports of community acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis cases are rare in the United States. The objective of this case report is to discuss an uncommon pathogen causing meningitis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, its risk and prognostic factors and to emphasize the importance of early recognition and appropriate antibiotic treatment. Case report: We report a clinical case of adult community acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis with recovery. A 54-year-old diabetic male presented with two-week history of intermittent fevers, acute bilateral ear pain, headache and unsteady gait. Broad spectrum antibiotics were initiated. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated in the cerebrospinal fluid cultures. The patient recovered with only mild hearing loss in his left ear. Conclusion: Our case highlights the importance of suspecting Klebsiella pneumoniae in community acquired meningitis.
Keywords: community acquired meningitis; Klebsiella pneumoniae; meningitis community acquired meningitis; Klebsiella pneumoniae; meningitis

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Lee, B.; Yeroushalmi, K.; Me, H.M.; Sojitra, P.; Jilani, U.; Iqbal, S.; Ahmed, S.; Verley, J.; Akella, J. Community Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report. GERMS 2018, 8, 92-95. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1136

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Lee B, Yeroushalmi K, Me HM, Sojitra P, Jilani U, Iqbal S, Ahmed S, Verley J, Akella J. Community Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report. GERMS. 2018; 8(2):92-95. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1136

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Lee, Bianca, Kevin Yeroushalmi, Hay Me Me, Paresh Sojitra, Usman Jilani, Syed Iqbal, Shadab Ahmed, Janice Verley, and Jagadish Akella. 2018. "Community Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report" GERMS 8, no. 2: 92-95. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1136

APA Style

Lee, B., Yeroushalmi, K., Me, H. M., Sojitra, P., Jilani, U., Iqbal, S., Ahmed, S., Verley, J., & Akella, J. (2018). Community Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis: A Case Report. GERMS, 8(2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1136

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