title: Severe cystic periventricular leukomalacia in a premature infant with capnocytophaga sepsis.
abstract: Capnocytophaga is an opportunistic gram-negative anaerobic bacillus found in the oropharyngeal cavity of mammals and is associated with periodontal disease in humans. Sepsis, osteomyelitis, lung abscess, endocarditis, and meningitis have been reported in humans following animal bites. Perinatal infection with Capnocytophaga is infrequent and is generally considered to have a low risk of morbidity to the mother and fetus. We report a case of neonatal Capnocytophaga sepsis associated with the development of severe cystic periventricular leukomalacia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's Specialty Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: W Thomas
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's Specialty Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeLoach
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's Specialty Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: Jamil H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's Specialty Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: Glen A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's Specialty Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: Kenji M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cunnion
keywords: chorioamnionitis; neonatal brain injury; neonatal sepsis