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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2007, p. 3844-3846, Vol. 45, No. 11
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00761-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORTS

Capnocytophaga cynodegmi Peritonitis in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient{triangledown}

Charlotte Pers,1* Erling Tvedegaard,2 Jens Jørgen Christensen,3 and Jette Bangsborg1

Departments of Clinical Microbiology,1 Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev,2 Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark3

Received 10 April 2007/ Returned for modification 5 June 2007/ Accepted 12 September 2007

The first reported case of peritonitis caused by Capnocytophaga cynodegmi is presented. The patient was treated with peritoneal dialysis and had contact with a cat. C. cynodegmi is part of the normal oral flora of dogs and cats but is very rarely isolated in clinical specimens from humans.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark. Phone: 45 44884715. Fax: 45 44883772. E-mail: chaper{at}heh.regionh.dk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 September 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2007, p. 3844-3846, Vol. 45, No. 11
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00761-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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