Acute meningitis in early childhood caused by Aerococcus viridans

Abstract

Aerococcus viridans (syn Gaffkya homari, Pediococcus homari), which is commonly present in dust and air, has been isolated from patients with urinary tract infections, endocarditis, and bacteraemia; no reports exist on its causative role in meningitis. We report three cases of acute meningitis in children in which A viridans was identified as the pathogen.