Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis

Granulibacter bethesdensis is a pathogen reported to cause recurrent lymphadenitis exclusively in persons with chronic granulomatous disease. We report a case of fatal meningitis caused by a highly virulent G. bethesdensis strain in an adolescent in Europe who had chronic granulomatous disease.

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Autores principales: Rebelo, Mafalda, Ding, Li, Cordeiro, Ana Isabel, Neves, Conceição, Simões, Maria João, Zelazny, Adrian M., Holland, Steven M., Neves, João Farela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002074
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181505
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author Rebelo, Mafalda
Ding, Li
Cordeiro, Ana Isabel
Neves, Conceição
Simões, Maria João
Zelazny, Adrian M.
Holland, Steven M.
Neves, João Farela
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Ding, Li
Cordeiro, Ana Isabel
Neves, Conceição
Simões, Maria João
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description Granulibacter bethesdensis is a pathogen reported to cause recurrent lymphadenitis exclusively in persons with chronic granulomatous disease. We report a case of fatal meningitis caused by a highly virulent G. bethesdensis strain in an adolescent in Europe who had chronic granulomatous disease.
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spelling pubmed-64781982019-05-08 Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis Rebelo, Mafalda Ding, Li Cordeiro, Ana Isabel Neves, Conceição Simões, Maria João Zelazny, Adrian M. Holland, Steven M. Neves, João Farela Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Granulibacter bethesdensis is a pathogen reported to cause recurrent lymphadenitis exclusively in persons with chronic granulomatous disease. We report a case of fatal meningitis caused by a highly virulent G. bethesdensis strain in an adolescent in Europe who had chronic granulomatous disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6478198/ /pubmed/31002074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181505 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Rebelo, Mafalda
Ding, Li
Cordeiro, Ana Isabel
Neves, Conceição
Simões, Maria João
Zelazny, Adrian M.
Holland, Steven M.
Neves, João Farela
Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title_full Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title_fullStr Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title_full_unstemmed Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title_short Fatal Meningitis in Patient with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused by Virulent Granulibacter bethesdensis
title_sort fatal meningitis in patient with x-linked chronic granulomatous disease caused by virulent granulibacter bethesdensis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002074
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181505
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