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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022
Materias:
Case Report
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

Internet

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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