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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rebelo, Mafalda ; Ding, Li ; Cordeiro, Ana Isabel ; Neves, Conceição ; Simões, Maria João ; Zelazny, Adrian M. ; Holland, Steven M. ; Neves, João Farela
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Chronic Granulomatous Disease Dispatch Fatal Meningitis In Patient With X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Caused By Virulent Granulibacter Bethesdensis Granulibacter Bethesdensis Immunodeficiency Meningitis/encephalitis Virulent Strain X-linked Defect
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(5):976-979
• Pubmed ID:
  31002074
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6478198
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3a7e368e637ff586d0b53f23b4248a570fb95d55215d4326c016b8f1d3708117
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79352/cdc_79352_DS1.pdf
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