Capnocytophaga canimorsus as a cause of spontaneous Gram-negative bacilli community-acquired meningitis

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Dec;24(12):1280-1281. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.07.021. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

Authors

M Amara¹, N Zappella², E Bruneel³, C Courboulès⁴, N Ung², P Bayle³, E Gydé⁴, F Bruneel², J-P Bédos², B Pangon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Service de Biologie, Unité de Microbiologie, CH Versailles-Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay, France. Electronic address: mamara@ch-versailles.fr.
² Service de Réanimation, CH Versailles-Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay, France.
³ Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CH Versailles-Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay, France.
⁴ Service de Biologie, Unité de Microbiologie, CH Versailles-Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay, France.

PMID: 30076969
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.07.021

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Keywords: Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Gram-negative rod; Infectious disease; Meningitis; Zoonoses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Capnocytophaga / drug effects
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / cerebrospinal fluid*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Dexamethasone