DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i03.002

Pages: 182-184

Bacterial meningitis is responsible for important global pediatric mortality. Empiric treatment initiated to reduce the fatal outcomes, are based on the common pathogens encountered and sensitivity pattern of those. But in the recent years emergence of rare bacterial pathogens is being witnessed, which may or may not be handled by the empiric treatment. Globicatella sanguinis is a rare cause of acute meningitis. We report this case to present its rare isolation in cerebrospinal fluid sample. Besides this, we also emphasize the fact that identification based on phenotypic methods alone can misidentify many bacteria which may affect specific antibiotic prescription.