Capnocytophaga cynodegmi peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient.
The first reported case of peritonitis caused by Capnocytophaga cynodegmi is presented. The patient was treated with peritoneal dialysis and had contact with a cat. C. cynodegmi is part of the normal oral flora of dogs and cats but is very rarely isolated in clinical specimens from humans.
Pers
Charlotte
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark. chaper@heh.regionh.dk
Tvedegaard
Erling
E
Christensen
Jens Jørgen
JJ
Bangsborg
Jette
J
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide