Clinical and Bacteriological Study on Pseudomonas cepacia Infection

II. Meningitis due to Pseudomonas cepacia

Abstract

This study was done to assess the incidence and significance of P. cepacia in meningitis and to investigate the clinical backgrounds and pictures of the patients infected.
In the one year period, 1978, there had been an increase in the incidence of P. cepacia isolated from the cerebro-spinal fluid of the hospitalized patients.
From 43 patients microorganisms were isolated in this period. Ten of 43 patients encountered P. cepacia. The 8 patients were investigated in detail. All patients suffered from the disorders of C.N.S. and were performed an extra-ventricular drainage before isolation of P. cepacia. In addition, they had recieved some anti-microbial drugs for a long time prior to isolation of this organism.
This study showed that P. cepacia is an important micro-organism in hospital infection.