Three Cases of Bacteremia by Capnocytophaga spp..
- Author:
Kyoung Ho ROH
1
;
Dongeun YONG
;
Dong Hee CHO
;
Kyungja WOO
;
Kyungwon LEE
;
Yunsop CHONG
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Capnocytophaga;
Slow growing bacteria;
Bacteremia
- MeSH:
Bacteremia*;
Bacteria;
Capnocytophaga*;
Fever;
Fusobacteria;
Humans;
Hypotension;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute;
Osteomyelitis
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2001;21(6):490-494
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
