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Table 2 Summary of reported B. bronchiseptica meningitis cases

From: Bordetella bronchiseptica: a rare cause of meningitis

Age/Sex

Animal Exposure

Recent Central Nervous System Instrumentation

Recent Trauma

Initial Cerebrospinal Fluid Profile

Outcome

Reference

9-year-old/male

household pets

open reduction procedure for orbital fractures

head trauma from horse kick

white blood cell count, 2034/mm3; no red blood cells; glucose, 55 mg/dL; protein, 40 mg/dL

treatment success

[11]

17-year-old/female

household pets

acoustic neuroma resection

none

white blood cell count, 20/mm3; glucose, 49 mg/dL; protein, 25 mg/dL; Gram-stain negative

treatment success

[12]

49-year-old/male

household pets

glioblastoma resection

none

white blood cell count, 28; red blood cell count, 8; glucose, 59 mg/dL; protein, 26 mg/dL; Gram-stain negative

transitioned to palliative care due to underlying glioblastoma and died

[13]

77-year-old/male

animal shelters

none

mechanical fall

white blood cell count, 1700; red blood cell count, 103; glucose, 95 mg/dL (serum glucose 178 mg/dL); protein, 95 mg/dL; Gram-stain negative

treatment success

our case

  1. Legend: The table summarizes all reported cases identified by searching PubMed and Ovid databases. Bold text represents column titles