Diagnosing Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections.
We reviewed clinical and epidemiologic features of 56 human Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolates submitted during a 32-year period to California's Microbial Diseases Laboratory for identification. An increasing number of isolates identified as C. canimorsus have been submitted since 1990. Many laboratories still have difficulty correctly identifying this species.
Janda
J Michael
JM
California Department of Health Services, Richmond, California 94804, USA. jjanda@dhs.ca.gov
Graves
Margot H
MH
Lindquist
David
D
Probert
Will S
WS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S