title: Bacteremia caused by Capnocytophaga species in patients with neutropenia and cancer: results of a multicenter study.
abstract: We investigated 28 cases of bacteremia caused by Capnocytophaga species that occurred during an 8-year period, most of which were in patients with hematologic malignancy and neutropenia. Infections were uncomplicated, without serious organ involvement and without any apparent source except ulcerations of the oropharyngeal mucosa, and only 1 isolate showed resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics; 9 of 16 isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. rmartino@hsp.santpau.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rámila
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capdevila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Planes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.lastname: Ortega Md
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plumé
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents