[Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae meningoencephalitis in the Guinean-Malian area].

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-secreting Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) infections constitute a real global public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. We report here two cases of ESBL-E meningoencephalitis in young female patients occurring in a gestational context observed at the infectious and tropical diseases department of the Point G university hospital in Bamako. The first woman, who recently had an abortion, was being treated with ceftriaxone when she was admitted for meningeal syndrome and pyramidal syndrome associated with brain damage.