Pleural infection caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus, formerly CDC group DF-2.
An 80-year-old man with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia developed pneumonia and empyema due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus (formerly CDC group DF-2). No growth was detected in blood cultures, but the organism was identified from cultures of pleural fluid. The infection responded well to antibiotics and drainage via a chest tube. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a clinical isolate of C. canimorsus from a pulmonary source. The absence of concurrent bacteremia raises the possibility that the lower respiratory tract can be the site of primary infection with this organism.
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63104.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*