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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mafalda Rebelo, Li Ding, Ana Isabel Cordeiro, Conceição Neves, Maria João Simões, Adrian M. Zelazny, Steven M. Holland, João Farela Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chronic granulomatous disease
Granulibacter bethesdensis
meningitis
virulent strain
X-linked defect
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1505_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1505_article

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