A case of Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an adult after transphenoidal ablation of craniopharyngioma

We report the case of a Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in an immunocompetent patient, 17 days after surgical ablation of a craniopharyngioma. Presence of U. parvum in the cerebrospinal fluid was assessed by 16S rDNA sequencing and U. parvum specific PCR. This article details a surprising complication...

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Main Authors: Hélène Pailhoriès, Rachel Chenouard, Matthieu Eveillard, Marie Kempf, Sabine Pereyre, Cécile Bébéar, Carole Lemarié
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121930195X