TITLE:
Spontaneous Streptococcus mitis Meningitis in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Andrew Villion, Michael Lishner, Michal Chowers, Sharon Reisfeld
KEYWORDS:
Streptococcus mitis, Cirrhosis, Meningitis
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.7,
July
15,
2014
ABSTRACT: Streptococcus mitis is a component of
the normal oropharynx, skin, gastrointestinal system, and genital tract florae.
It is generally considered as a relatively benign bacterium. We present a case
of spontaneous Streptococcus mitis meningitis in a patient with liver
cirrhosis and no known risk factors for invasive infectious diseases.