My husband got bacterial meningitis caused by e-coli following his disectomy on l4/5. They took him back to surgery and Discovered a tear in his dura. Six months post op bacterial meningitis again. Shorter recovery gram positive following a lumbar puncture this time. Mri s are clean of any possible leaks. Anyone have knowledge of what could be happening?
He has recurrent meningitis post surgery of lumber disc. It may be due to rural tear and recurrent CSF leak local infection can spread though leaked aura to brain and causes meningitis. MRI may be normal.  Next investigation to find CSF leak is pyelogram. If meningitis occur next time, consult neurologist to complete work up ANF if leak is found than surgical repair should be done