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. 2016 Jul 12;3(3):ofw144.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw144. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing

Maria K Abril  1 , Adam S Barnett  1 , Kara Wegermann  1 , Eric Fountain  1 , Andrew Strand  2 , Benjamin M Heyman  3 , Britton A Blough  4 , Aparna C Swaminathan  4 , Batu Sharma-Kuinkel  2 , Felicia Ruffin  2 , Barbara D Alexander  2 , Chad M McCall  5 , Sylvia F Costa  2 , Murat O Arcasoy  3 , David K Hong  6 , Timothy A Blauwkamp  6 , Michael Kertesz  6 , Vance G Fowler Jr  2 , Bryan D Kraft  4
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Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing

Maria K Abril et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old man with septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus that was diagnosed in 24 hours by a novel whole-genome next-generation sequencing assay. This technology shows great promise in identifying fastidious pathogens, and, if validated, it has profound implications for infectious disease diagnosis.

Keywords: high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; microbiological techniques; sepsis/diagnosis.

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Figure 1.
(A) Timeline of events. Piperacillin-tazobactam (PIPTZ) was administered for a total of 14 days. (B) Wright-Giemsa stain of peripheral blood smear demonstrating blue bacilli (arrows) within neutrophils (original magnification, 1000×). (C) Gram stain of buffy coat demonstrating Gram-negative rods ([GNRs] arrows) within and around neutrophils (original magnification, 1000×). (D) Average alignment coverage over the entire Capnocytophaga canimorsus genome. Overall coverage is 0.71×. (E) Gram-negative rods cultured from blood (original magnification, 1000×) later confirmed by 16S sequencing to be C canimorsus. Abbreviations: ACYV, acyclovir; AMP, ampicillin; CFPM, cefepime; CIPR, ciprofloxacin; DOXY, doxycycline; ICU, intensive care unit; LEVO, levofloxacin; NGS, next-generation sequencing; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid; VANC, vancomycin.
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