Diagnosing Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Feb;12(2):340-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1202.050783.

Abstract

We reviewed clinical and epidemiologic features of 56 human Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolates submitted during a 32-year period to California's Microbial Diseases Laboratory for identification. An increasing number of isolates identified as C. canimorsus have been submitted since 1990. Many laboratories still have difficulty correctly identifying this species.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Capnocytophaga / classification
  • Capnocytophaga / genetics
  • Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Risk Factors
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S