title: Community-acquired Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis in adults: report of one case with a subacute course and deafness, and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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 leukocytes/microL or lymphocyte percentages 30%. These figures differ from those usually seen in meningitis caused by the classic meningeal pathogens.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  C. canimorsus should be included among the causes of sporadic lymphocytic meningitis in adults, in particular if the presentation involves deafness.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Oriol
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gasch
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armisen
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdaguer
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin; D003907:Dexamethasone