Interdisciplinary approach to opportunistic infections: staphylococcal meningitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis on treatment with dimethyl fumarate

Intern Emerg Med. 2022 Sep;17(6):1845-1847. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-02989-9. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Authors

Luca Bollo¹, Francesca Caputo¹, Damiano Paolicelli¹, Maria Trojano¹, Pietro Iaffaldano²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy. pietro.iaffaldano@uniba.it.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adverse event; Dimethyl fumarate; Multiple sclerosis; Opportunistic infection.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Dimethyl Fumarate / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Meningitis, Bacterial*
Multiple Sclerosis* / complications
Multiple Sclerosis* / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections*
Staphylococcal Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Dimethyl Fumarate