Capnocytophaga Septicemia

• Published in: The 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 17.04.1980
• Subjects: Aged; Cytophaga - isolation & purification; Gingival Diseases - microbiology; Humans; Male; Sepsis - etiology; Ulcer - microbiology

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...