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Unexpected pathogen presenting with purulent meningitis

Herein we report a case of a 67-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who developed acute onset of fever and altered mental status while receiving ibrutinib therapy. He was eventually found to have Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis. Timely diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy...

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Pubblicato in:BMJ Case Rep
Autori principali: Bering, Jamie, Hartmann, Carlos, Asbury, Kara, Vikram, Holenarasipur R
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101038/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32193175
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231825
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