Three cases of Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis seen at a regional hospital in one year

Scand J Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;44(4):320-4. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2011.635314. Epub 2012 Jan 31.

Abstract

Three cases of meningitis caused by the fastidious Gram-negative rod Capnocytophaga canimorsus have been observed at a regional hospital in 1 y. The difficulties connected with the correct diagnosis by classical culturing methods in contrast to molecular methods, as well as possible reasons for the accumulation of cases, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*