Meningitis por Capnocytophaga canimorsus de adquisicion comunitaria en adultos: presentacion de un caso con evolucion subaguda y sordera, y revision de la bibliografia / Community-acquired Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis in adults: report of one case with a subacute course and deafness, and literature review
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
; 27(1): 33-36, ene. 2009. tab
Article
in English
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| ID: ibc-59269
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
An adult with community-acquired Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis presented with a subacute course, deafness, and a predominantly lymphocytic CSF cell count. Methods Eighteen reported cases of C. canimorsus meningitis in adults were analyzed.Results:
In about half the cases, CSF contained less than 1,000 (..) (AU)RESUMEN
Introduccion:
se presenta el caso de un adulto con meningitis comunitaria por Capnocytophaga canimorsus (MCCC) de presentacion subaguda, con sordera y un liquido cefalorraquideo (LCR) de predominio linfocitario.Metodos:
se han analizado los 18 casos de MCCC descritos en adultos.Resultados:
en aproximadamente la mitad de los casos el LCR muestra menos de 1.000 (..) (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
/
Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Bites and Stings
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Capnocytophaga
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Meningitis, Bacterial
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
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Community-Acquired Infections
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Hearing Loss, Bilateral
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge/España