Ann Lab Med.  2014 Jul;34(4):325-327. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.325.

Capnocytophaga sputigena Bacteremia in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

• Kim JA
• Hong SK
• Kim EC

• KMID: 1791943
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.325

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Capnocytophaga/drug effects/genetics/*isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/complications/*diagnosis
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Penicillanic Acid/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Piperacillin/pharmacology/therapeutic use
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/metabolism
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillanic Acid
Piperacillin
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Colonial and microscopic findings of Capnocytophaga sputigena. (A) Gray-colored non-hemolytic colonies on a blood agar plate after 48 hr of incubation at 35℃ with 5% CO2. (B) Thin, spindle-shaped, gram-negative bacilli from smear preparations of the blood agar plate (Gram stain, ×1,000).

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