title: Peripartum infections with Capnocytophaga. A case report.
abstract: Capnocytophaga is an increasingly recognized genus of pathogens. Originally associated with periodontal disease, this fastidious, gram-negative organism is now established as the cause of a wide variety of infections in both the immunocompetent and immunocompromised. We treated a woman for amnionitis and subsequent neonatal colonization. Capnocytophaga should be considered one of the various organisms that can complicate the peripartum period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: DeLasho
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zenn
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000635:transmission