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. 1980 Mar 15;1(8168 Pt 1):567-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91057-0.

Capnocytophaga sepsis: a newly recognised clinical entity in granulocytopenic patients

S W Forlenza, M G Newman, A I Lipsey, S E Siegel, U Blachman

Capnocytophaga sepsis: a newly recognised clinical entity in granulocytopenic patients

S W Forlenza et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

10 episodes of Capnocytophaga sepsis occurred in 6 patients with granulocytopenia, malignancy, and oral mucosal ulcerations. Capnyocytophaga is a newly described genus of gliding gram-negative bacilli which is physiologically and genetically identical to Bacteroides ochraceus and biogroup DF-1 of the United States Center for Disease Control and is commonly responsible for periodontal infections.

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