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Case Reports
. 1981 Apr;13(4):643-5.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.13.4.643-645.1981.

Capnocytophaga ochracea septicemia

P H Gilligan, L R McCarthy, B K Bissett
Case Reports

Capnocytophaga ochracea septicemia

P H Gilligan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1981 Apr.

Abstract

A case report describing Capnocytophaga ochracea (Bacteroides ochraceus) septicemia in a 21-year-old male patient receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia is presented. The unusual features of this organism are discussed together with a review of the literature.

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