Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to biofilm-producing Capnocytophaga sputigena

Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to biofilm-producing Capnocytophaga sputigena

Capnocytophaga sputigena is a facultatively-anaerobic bacterium that is part of the human oropharyngeal microflora. Although C. sputigena bacteremia is uncommon, systemic infections have been reported in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report a case of catheter-related bloods...

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Main Authors: Shelcie Fabre, Yesha Malik, Adriana van De Guchte, Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera, Melissa R. Gitman, Michael D. Nowak, Emilia M. Sordillo, Matthew M. Hernandez, Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Capnocytophaga sputigena
Bacteremia
Central catheter
Biofilm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001876

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