[Bacteremia caused by Capnocytophaga sp: presentation of 2 cases, one with endocarditis. Review of the literature].
Capnocytophaga sp. is a gram-negative bacilli, scarcely documented as the cause of bacteremias. Two cases of bacteremia caused by Capnocytophaga sp, one of them with endocarditis, are reported here. A review of previous published cases is also presented. One of the patients was immunocompromised, because of chemotherapy, the other, suffered from a rheumatic-cardiopathy which was complicated with endocarditis. Both patients developed an alteration of the oral mucosa. Antibiotic therapy proved to be effective with two patients.
Roig
P P
PP
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante.
López
M M
MM
Martín
C
C
Zorraquino
A
A
Sánchez
B
B
Navarro
V
V
Merino
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000583:Amikacin; D002442:Ceftazidime; D002439:Cefotaxime
Bacteriemia por Capnocytophaga sp: presentación de dos casos, uno con endocarditis. Revisión de la literatura.