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Table 1 Main features of reported cases of isolated prevotella intermedia-induced meningoencephalitis

From: Case report: isolated prevotella intermedia causing intracranial infection detected using metagenomic next generation sequencing

Study/Year/

Country

Age/Sex

Bacteria

Location of MRI

Methods of

identification

Treatment

Type of pathogeny

Outcome

Akimoto, et al. (2021) /Japan

51/F

Prevotella intermedia

Left frontal lobe

Surgical tissue culture

Piperacillin-tazobactam;metronidazole

N/A

Recovery

Park HR, et al. (2020) / Korea

47/M

Prevotella intermedia

Posterior fossa

16 S rRNA sequencing; CSF culture

Metronidazole

Chronic Sinusitis

Recovery

Brook I. (2010) / USA

16/M

Prevotella intermedia

Posterior fossa

CSF culture

Ceftriaxone;metronidazole

Rhinorrhea

Recovery