Escherichia coli meningitis in an immunocompetent child

Key words: Bacterial meningitis, Escherichia coli meningitis, Gram-negative meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is a severe infection associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Gram-negative enteric bacillary meningitis (GNEBM) is very unusual outside the newborn period and cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF) fistulas must be suspected. The paper reports a case of Escherichia coli meningitis due to CSF fistula secondary to head injury in an immunocompetent patient.