PubMed · 1976 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeurosurgeryMedical MicrobiologyNeurocritical CareNeuroinfectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsBrain AbscessCentral Nervous System InfectionsSurgical Infection ManagementTissue DamageTraumatic Brain InjuryClostridial InfectionsClostridium PerfringensClostridium Perfringens InfectionClostridium Perfringens SporesMeningitis Diagnosis
A ten-year-old male was hospitalized for a pellet-gun wound to the brain. He developed Clostridial meningitis within eighteen hours in spite of radical debridement and prophylactic antibiotics. However, successful recovery was obtained with high levels of penicillin and chloromycetin antibiotic therapy.