title: The Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolate that caused sepsis in an immunosufficient man was transmitted by the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis.
abstract: The first vector-borne Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis case is presented. An immunocompetent male who denied any contact with canines and who worked in a sawmill was bitten on his neck by a large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.; Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bacteriological diagnosis was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise (ISLAB), Mikkeli District Laboratory, Porrassalmenkatu, Mikkeli, Finland Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Helsinki, Finland tamara.tuuminen@islab.fi.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuuminen
authors.affiliation: Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Unit, Joensuu, Finland.
authors.forename: Heli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Viiri
authors.affiliation: Mikkeli Central Hospital, Etelä-Savo Hospital District, Porrassalmenkatu, Mikkeli, Finland.
authors.forename: Sakari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vuorinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D048889:Weevils / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S