Capnocytophaga Septicemia

To the Editor: Capnocytophaga, a gram-negative anaerobic periodontal pathogen, has recently been reported to cause abnormalities in white-cell function, inhibiting the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 1 We wish to report a case of successfully treated systemic infection with capnocytophaga...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 302; no. 16; p. 922
Main Authors Haulk, Anthony A, Sugar, Alan M, Rushing, James L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 17.04.1980
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Cytophaga - isolation & purification
Gingival Diseases - microbiology
Humans
Male
Sepsis - etiology
Ulcer - microbiology
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Summary:To the Editor: Capnocytophaga, a gram-negative anaerobic periodontal pathogen, has recently been reported to cause abnormalities in white-cell function, inhibiting the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 1 We wish to report a case of successfully treated systemic infection with capnocytophaga in an immunocompromised host. A 76-year-old man with myeloid metaplasia was treated with nitrogen mustard and then left the hospital against medical advice. He returned seven days later and reported epistaxis and weakness. At that time there was no sign of systemic or local infection, despite severe pancytopenia, with the white-cell count less than 100 cells per cubic millimeter. The patient was . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198004173021619