Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report

Aerococcus viridans, is commonly present in the environment as water, air, dust, soil and it can be rarely found in the flora of upper respiratory tract and skin. A. viridans, which has low virulence and pathogenity, may rarely cause endocarditis, bacteremia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and wound infection. We report a case of meningitis caused by A. viridans in a 52 year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia