Korean J Clin Pathol.
2001 Dec;21(6):490-494.
Three Cases of Bacteremia by Capnocytophaga spp.
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Clinical Pathology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Capnocytophaga spp. are thin, spindle-shaped, gram-negative bacilli, similar to fusobacteria. We isolated Capnocytophaga from the blood of three patients with fever: two acute myelogenous leukemia patients and one chronic osteomyelitis patient. The patients showed mild course of disease without hypotension or the change of mental status. As Capnocytophaga spp. are slow growing bacteria, there were difficulties in the isolation and susceptibility test of bacteria. More concerns should be given to the uncommonly isolated bacteria such as Capnocytophaga.
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