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

Mafalda Rebelo; Li Ding; Ana Isabel Cordeiro; Conceição Neves; Maria João Simões; Adrian M. Zelazny; Steven M. Holland; João Farela Neves

doi:10.3201/eid2505.181505

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

Mafalda Rebelo, Li Ding, Ana Isabel Cordeiro, Conceição Neves, Maria João Simões, Adrian M. Zelazny, Steven M. Holland, João Farela Neves

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	976-979
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181505
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2019

Keywords

bacteria
Chronic granulomatous disease
Granulibacter bethesdensis
immunodeficiency
meningitis/encephalitis
virulent strain
X-linked defect

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

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