Three cases of Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis seen at a regional hospital in one year.

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Address: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hillerød Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark.
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Three cases of meningitis caused by the fastidious Gram-negative rod Capnocytophaga canimorsus have been observed at a regional hospital in 1 y. The difficulties connected with the correct diagnosis by classical culturing methods in contrast to molecular methods, as well as possible reasons for the accumulation of cases, are discussed.

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