Capnocytophaga sepsis: a newly recognised clinical entity in granulocytopenic patients.
10 episodes of Capnocytophaga sepsis occurred in 6 patients with granulocytopenia, malignancy, and oral mucosal ulcerations. Capnyocytophaga is a newly described genus of gliding gram-negative bacilli which is physiologically and genetically identical to Bacteroides ochraceus and biogroup DF-1 of the United States Center for Disease Control and is commonly responsible for periodontal infections.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000150:complications*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003589:Cytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000209:etiology*; D005886:Gingival Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology