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Document Details : Title: Capnocytophaga species and perinatal infections: case report and review of the literature Author(s): MEKOUAR H, VOORTMAN G, BERNARD P, HUTCHINGS G, BOERAS A, RODRIQUEZ-VILLALOBOS H Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Date: 2012 Pages: 42-45 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.67.1.1003043 Abstract : Capnocytophaga species are part of the normal human oral bacterial fl ora. They are recognized as opportunistic pathogens leading to various extra-oral infections including septicemia, osteomyelitis, abscesses and keratitis and they have been rarely reported as a cause of chorioamionitis and neonatal infection. We here report the fi rst two cases of chorioamionitis produced by Capnocytophaga sputigena and the recently described C.leadbetteri in Belgium. Both isolates were correctly identifi ed at the genus level, in the fi rst 24 hours of incubation by MALDI-TOF. |
