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