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ArticleInfection2019

First reported human case of meningitis by Staphylococcus condimenti.

Erika Zecca, Martina Costanzo, Alessandro Croce, Daniele Sola, Alice Pirovano, Erica Matino, Mario Pirisi

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Article in Infection, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erika ZeccaS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy. erikazecca24@gmail.com.
Martina CostanzoS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Alessandro CroceS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Daniele SolaS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Alice PirovanoS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Erica MatinoS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Mario PirisiS.C.D.U. Medicina Interna I, A.O.U. Maggiore Della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus condimenti (S. condimenti) is a coagulase-negative bacterium, generally regarded as not pathogenic. Indeed, S. condimenti owes its name to having been isolated from starter cultures of fermented sausage, as well as from fish and soy sauces. To the best of our knowledge, only two cases of human infection caused by this bacterium have been reported. Here, we present a case of meningitis by S. condimenti in a 65-year-old woman who was brought to hospital after having been found unconscious at home. At her arrival, she had a Glasgow coma scale = 3, fever, and hypoxic-normocapnic respiratory failure. Examination of her cerebrospinal fluid showed a slightly increased white blood cell count, normal glucose and protein concentrations. Paired cultures on blood and liquor samples yielded S. condimenti. Targeted antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone led to a complete recovery. This unique case expands our knowledge on S. condimenti as a pathogenic bacterium.

Indexed as

AgedFemaleHumansItalyMeningitis, BacterialSpecies SpecificityStaphylococcusTreatment OutcomeCoagulase-negative staphylococciContaminantMeningitisS. condimenti

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PMID30734247
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