title: Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Capnocytophaga species in immunocompetent patients: report of two cases and review.
abstract: Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Capnocytophaga species was diagnosed in two adults. One of these infections was due to C. ochracea and the other was due to C. sputigena. Both patients were immunocompetent and presented with concomitant periodontitis and gingivitis. The infections were eradicated by means of prolonged antibiotic therapy, combined in one case with surgical treatment. Capnocytophaga species should be considered a potential cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in immunocompetent patients, especially in the presence of oral pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital du Bocage, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Besancenot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neuwirth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buisson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chavanet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Portier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents