Capnocytophaga cynodegmi cellulitis, bacteremia, and pneumonitis in a diabetic man.
Capnocytophaga cynodegmi (formerly "DF-2 like organism"), a commensal organism of the canine oral cavity, is a capnophilic, gram-negative, facultative bacillus. C. cynodegmi has rarely been encountered in human diseases. We report the first known case of cellulitis, bacteremia, and pneumonitis caused by C. cynodegmi in a diabetic man from central India following a dog bite.
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Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilainagar-9, Chhattisgarh-490009, India. jlnh@vsnl.com
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D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*