Bacteremia caused by Capnocytophaga species in patients with neutropenia and cancer: results of a multicenter study.
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.
Martino
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Division of Clinical Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. rmartino@hsp.santpau.es
Rámila
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Capdevila
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Planes
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Rovira
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Ortega Md
Plumé
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Gómez
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Sierra
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents