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Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of the commensal microbiota of dogs’ and cats’ mouths. In this case, we report an 85-year-old man with COVID-19 who had his right arm bitten by a dog. His symptoms were impaired consciousness, agitation and aggressive behavior. Physical e...

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Autores principales: Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha, Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras, Bandeira, Silviane Praciano, Mesquita, Rafael Ferreira, Bessa, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros, de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares, Costa, Silvia Figueiredo, Takeda, Christianne Fernandes Valente, Perdigão, Lauro Vieira
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Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9084465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35544911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264033
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author Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha
Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras
Bandeira, Silviane Praciano
Mesquita, Rafael Ferreira
Bessa, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros
de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares
Costa, Silvia Figueiredo
Takeda, Christianne Fernandes Valente
Perdigão, Lauro Vieira
author_facet Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha
Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras
Bandeira, Silviane Praciano
Mesquita, Rafael Ferreira
Bessa, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros
de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares
Costa, Silvia Figueiredo
Takeda, Christianne Fernandes Valente
Perdigão, Lauro Vieira
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description Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of the commensal microbiota of dogs’ and cats’ mouths. In this case, we report an 85-year-old man with COVID-19 who had his right arm bitten by a dog. His symptoms were impaired consciousness, agitation and aggressive behavior. Physical examination revealed neck stiffness and Brudzinski’s sign. The cerebrospinal fluid culture was compatible with Capnocytophaga canimorsus. He required intensive care and received a 14-day prescription of meropenem. After 40 days of hospitalization, the patient was fully recovered and was discharged. This case highlights the importance of physician and microbiologist be awareness of this disease, mainly in patients with neurological symptoms after a dog or cat bite.
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spelling pubmed-90844652022-05-12 Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras Bandeira, Silviane Praciano Mesquita, Rafael Ferreira Bessa, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares Costa, Silvia Figueiredo Takeda, Christianne Fernandes Valente Perdigão, Lauro Vieira Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Case Report Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of the commensal microbiota of dogs’ and cats’ mouths. In this case, we report an 85-year-old man with COVID-19 who had his right arm bitten by a dog. His symptoms were impaired consciousness, agitation and aggressive behavior. Physical examination revealed neck stiffness and Brudzinski’s sign. The cerebrospinal fluid culture was compatible with Capnocytophaga canimorsus. He required intensive care and received a 14-day prescription of meropenem. After 40 days of hospitalization, the patient was fully recovered and was discharged. This case highlights the importance of physician and microbiologist be awareness of this disease, mainly in patients with neurological symptoms after a dog or cat bite. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9084465/ /pubmed/35544911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264033 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha
Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras
Bandeira, Silviane Praciano
Mesquita, Rafael Ferreira
Bessa, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros
de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares
Costa, Silvia Figueiredo
Takeda, Christianne Fernandes Valente
Perdigão, Lauro Vieira
Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title_full Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title_fullStr Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title_full_unstemmed Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title_short Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
title_sort meningitis caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus in a covid-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9084465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35544911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264033
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