title: [Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis diagnosed by means of a 16S rRNA analysis].
abstract: Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative bacterial species hosted in the oral cavity of dogs. C. canimorsus can cause sepsis, meningitis and endocarditis. Penicillin is the drug of choice. However, the species is a slow-grower and sometimes missed in blood cultures. Patients with a history of alcoholism, splenectomy or immunodeficiency are at an increased risk of contracting serious infections with C. canimorsus following dog bites. We report a case story of C. canimorsus meningitis contracted after a dog bite.
authors.affiliation: Lunge- og Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark. malene.risum@gmail.com
authors.forename: Malene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Risum
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellekvist
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S