Capnocytophaga cynodegmi peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Pers C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2168517 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature