A rare case of purulent meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in the Czech Republic - case report and review of the literature.

Prasil, Petr; Ryskova, Lenka; Plisek, Stanislav; Bostik, Pavel

Prasil, Petr; Ryskova, Lenka; Plisek, Stanislav; Bostik, Pavel.

Affiliation

Prasil P; Department of Infectious Diseases, Charles University School of Medicine and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Ryskova L; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Charles University School of Medicine and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Plisek S; Department of Infectious Diseases, Charles University School of Medicine and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Bostik P; Department of Infectious Diseases, Charles University School of Medicine and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. bostikp@lfhk.cuni.cz.

BMC Infect Dis ; 20(1): 100, 2020 Feb 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32013874

Subject(s)

Capnocytophaga/pathogenicity; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology; Aged; Animals; Bites and Stings/complications; Blood Culture; Capnocytophaga/genetics; Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use; Czech Republic; Dogs; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/etiology; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy; Meningitis, Bacterial/etiology

Key words

Capnocytophaga; Invasive infection; Purulent meningitis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Capnocytophaga / Meningitis, Bacterial / Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Animals / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: BMC Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Czech Republic

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