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A 49-year-old female underwent multiple craniotomies for resection of recurrent malignant meningiomata (WHO grade III). She re-presented with sepsis due to a ventricular empyema. The craniotomy wound was urgently debrided, and isolates of the gram-negative rod, Weeksella virosa, were identified on 16S PCR. This species is most commonly found as a genitourinary commensal. We present the first documented intracranial infection by Weeksella virosa and its successful treatment with oral β-lactam antibiotics.
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Toescu, S.M., Lacey, S. & Low, H.L. First report of postoperative intracranial Weeksella virosa infection. Acta Neurochir 159, 2235–2238 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-017-3307-9
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