| [sepsis due to df2]. | | 1999 | 10065440 |
| [capnocytophaga canimorsus infections: a possibly fatal complication of bite wounds]. | practising veterinarians and their assistants run the risk of being bitten by their patients, mostly cats and dogs, and many have experienced that bites and bite-wound infections can have unpleasant consequences. in recent years, more insight has been gained into a 'new' bacterial infection of bite wounds that not only has severe local effects but also potentially fatal systemic consequences. the bacterium involved is capnocytophaga canimorsus. all bite wounds should be treated adequately, but t ... | 1999 | 10081807 |
| microbiota of successful osseointegrated dental implants. | the long-term survival of dental implants depends, in part, on control of bacterial infection in the peri-implant region. periodontal pathogens colonized implants symptomatic through infection, whereas the microbiota of successful implants was similar to that of periodontal health. this study examined the impact on the peri-implant microbiota of crown restorations; implant type; length of time of loading; history of implant or periodontal infections; and whether implants replaced single or multi ... | 1999 | 10102550 |
| induction of anti-thymocyte/t lymphocyte antibodies in mice injected with lipopolysaccharides from periodontopathic bacteria. | we examined the levels of anti-thymocyte/t lymphocyte autoantibody (ata) in the serum of mice injected intraperitoneally with lipopolysaccharides (lps) from periodontopathic bacteria; porphyromonas gingivalis, actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, fusobacterium nucleatum, capnocytophaga ochracea, and non-oral escherichia coli. all of the lps induced igm-ata. among these, lps from c. ochracea induced the highest level of igm-ata, whereas that of p. gingivalis induced the lowest. the peritoneal t ... | 1999 | 10207839 |
| fulminant infection by uncommon organisms in animal bite wounds. | in 1995 and 1996, 215 patients exposed to different species of animals were treated at the amarnath polyclinic, balasore, in india. among them were two children infected by uncommon organisms, i.e., capnocytophaga canimorsus and pasteurella multocida; the patients recovered with appropriate antibiotic therapy. | 1998 | 10211359 |
| growth and hydrolytic enzyme production of capnocytophaga gingivalis on different protein substrates. | capnocytophaga gingivalis was grown with proteins (albumin, collagen, mucin and hemoglobin) as carbon and energy sources in chemostat culture. the mu max (0.34 h-1) and biomass yield (0.96 g.l-1) were as high with hemoglobin (3 g.l-1) as with glucose (3 g.l-1) (20). albumin, collagen and mucin also supported an increased mu max, or yield or both, in comparison with basal (tryptone/thiamine) medium. in steady-state, trypsin-like protease specific activity increased 3- to 5-fold in the presence of ... | 1999 | 10219172 |
| chorioamnionitis with intact membranes caused by capnocytophaga sputigena. | we report a case of chorioamnionitis with intact membranes caused by capnocytophaga sputigena. the pregnant woman was hospitalised in preterm labor without fever, neither tenderness, just regular contractions. in spite of the tocolitic treatment the patient gave birth to a girl at 29 weeks' gestation, weighing 1220 g and transferred to intensive care. the newborn had clinical and biological signs of infections and was initially treated by ampicillin, cephalosporin and metronidazol. capnocytophag ... | 1999 | 10221619 |
| changes of periodontal status in patients with down syndrome during a 7-year period. | the development of periodontal disease in down syndrome adolescents (n = 34) was studied clinically and on intraoral radiographs during a 7-yr period. the occurrence of gingival inflammation (gbi), pathological periodontal pockets (>4 mm), sub- and supragingival calculus, alveolar bone height, alveolar bone loss, and the occurrence of the periodontal pathogens actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, capnocytophaga, and porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival plaque were determined. of the subjects ... | 1999 | 10232455 |
| coenonia anatina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium associated with respiratory disease in ducks and geese. | taxon 1502 was originally described as a riemerella anatipestifer-like bacterium causing exudative septicaemia in ducks and geese. in the present study, an integrated genotypic and phenotypic approach was used to elucidate the phylogenetic affiliation and taxonomic relationships of 12 strains of taxon 1502. whole-cell protein and fatty acid analyses and an extensive biochemical examination by using conventional tests and several api microtest systems indicated that all isolates formed a homogene ... | 1999 | 10319512 |
| comparative microbiological characteristics of failing implants and periodontally diseased teeth. | the purpose of this report was to compare the distribution of periodontal pathogens recovered from failing implants and teeth with adult and recurrent forms of periodontitis. | 1999 | 10328655 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis. | | 1999 | 10328724 |
| hemolytic uremic syndrome due to capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia after a dog bite. | the hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus) is known to have several causes, including infectious diseases, drugs, pregnancy, and malignant disease. we report a patient who developed acute renal failure attributable to hus in the course of capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia. acute tubular necrosis as well as hus should be considered as a cause of acute renal failure in the setting of capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia. | 1999 | 10352221 |
| severe, rapidly progressing peri-implantitis. | the replacement of teeth by means of titanium implants is a safe and predictable procedure in most patients. some studies show that a small number of patients lose the majority of their implants. unfortunately, it is impossible to identify these patients prior to surgery. it is important to report such cases so that we may, in the future, be able to identify them before surgery. the present case showed a severe and rapid exfoliation of titanium implants. out of 8 implants inserted in the anterio ... | 1999 | 10355623 |
| phospholipid analogue distribution in capnocytophaga. | polar lipids of nineteen previously characterised culture collection strains of capnocytophaga were analysed using fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (fab ms) in negative mode. all strains examined had a major peak at m/z 241, consistent with the expected presence of the pentadecanoate anion. the most intense higher mass anions, consistent with expected presence of phospholipid molecular species, were as follows: m/z 574, 588, 618 and 662 which are consistent with presence of pe(24:2), pe(2 ... | 1999 | 10360312 |
| case records of the massachusetts general hospital. weekly clinicopathological exercises. case 17-1999. a 42-year-old asplenic man with gram-negative sepsis. | | 1999 | 10362827 |
| ub researchers identify oral bacteria likely to trigger heart attack. | | 1999 | 10363505 |
| flow cytometry to monitor phagocytosis and oxidative burst of anaerobic periodontopathogenic bacteria by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. | the reduced susceptibility to phagocytosis found among some periodontopathogenic anaerobes may account for the differences between invasive and non-invasive strains. we applied flow cytometry as a powerful tool to analyze and quantify phagocytosis using standardized cultures of oral anaerobes (porphyromonas gingivalis, prevotella intermedia, p. nigrescens, capnocytophaga gingivalis, c. ochracea, c. sputigena, fusobacterium nucleatum and peptostreptococcus micros) and heparinized whole blood. bac ... | 1999 | 10384401 |
| beta-lactamase production by oral anaerobic gram-negative species in infants in relation to previous antimicrobial therapy. | the frequency of beta-lactamase production in gram-negative bacteria has increased considerably during recent years. in this study, beta-lactamase production by oral anaerobic gram-negative rods isolated from saliva was longitudinally examined for 44 caucasian infants at the ages of 2, 6, and 12 months in relation to their documented exposure to antibiotics. isolates showing decreased susceptibility to penicillin g (1 microg/ml) were examined for beta-lactamase production by using a chromogenic ... | 1999 | 10390208 |
| life-threatening capnocytophaga canimorsus infection after dog bite. | | 1999 | 10396263 |
| bacteremia due to capnocytophaga species in patients with neutropenia: high frequency of beta-lactamase-producing strains. | | 1999 | 10452663 |
| second-trimester abortion caused by capnocytophaga sputigena: case report. | intra-amniotic infection is often the cause of a second-trimester abortion. the bacterial species involved include bacteria with low pathogenicity like ureaplasma urealyticum and various mycoplasma species. in this case we describe an intra-amniotic infection caused by capnocytophaga sputigena, often found in the normal bacterial flora of the oral cavity, but not in the vagina. oral sex during pregnancy was the most probable source of the infection. the aborted fetus showed signs of pneumonia up ... | 1999 | 10458530 |
| [bites by domestic animals]. | | 1999 | 10495867 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus peritonitis in a pediatric peritoneal dialysis patient. | capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium rarely encountered by clinicians, was responsible for the development of peritonitis in an 18-year-old white male on automated peritoneal dialysis following the puncture of his dialysis tubing by a domestic cat. although more than 100 cases of septicemia caused by c. canimorsus have been reported, this is the first report of the organism causing peritonitis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis. of interest, the patient had a prior episode of peritonit ... | 1999 | 10502119 |
| establishment of oral anaerobes during the first year of life. | anaerobic species constitute a significant part of the bacterial community of the mouth. although the time and species involved in the primary colonization of infants are of great importance by forming the basis for further colonization, the development of the oral anaerobic microflora with age is still inadequately understood. in the present study, time and succession of colonization of oral anaerobes were longitudinally examined in 44 healthy caucasian infants at 2, 6, and 12 months of age. un ... | 1999 | 10520968 |
| microscopy flowcells: perfusion chambers for real-time study of biofilms. | | 1999 | 10547790 |
| do not snog the dog: infective endocarditis due to capnocytophaga canimorsus. | we present a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and paravalvular abscess caused by the canine bacteria capnocytophaga canimorsus in a 63-year-old man, who made a habit of snogging his pet dog. capnocytophaga canimorsus can cause culture-negative endocarditis, therefore a high level of clinical awareness and the appropriate isolation techniques are important for making the diagnosis. antibiotic therapy and properly timed excision of the infected focus are recommended. | 1999 | 10554860 |
| longitudinal study of dental implants in a periodontally compromised population. | the purpose of this longitudinal study was to determine the clinical status and the composition of the subgingival microbiota of dental implants and natural teeth in patients with a history of periodontitis. | 1999 | 10588495 |
| pre- and post-implantation microbiota of the tongue, teeth, and newly placed implants. | this investigation sought intra-oral sources of species colonizing dental implants. | 1999 | 10599911 |
| [meningitis caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus]. | | 1997 | 10622129 |
| antithyroid-drug-induced agranulocytosis complicated by life-threatening infections. | agranulocytosis is a rare complication of antithyroid drugs, and the aetiologies of community-acquired, life-threatening infections in patients taking these drugs have not previously been systematically described. of 5653 hyperthyroid patients treated with antithyroid drugs at national taiwan university hospital between january 1987 and december 1997, 13 (0.23%) developed agranulocytosis with life-threatening infections. the most common presentations were fever (92%) and sore throat (85%). initi ... | 1999 | 10627862 |
| the effect of scaling and root planing on the clinical and microbiological parameters of periodontal diseases: 12-month results. | previously, we reported that srp resulted in a decrease in mean pocket depth and attachment level and reduced prevalence and levels of bacteroidesforsythus, porphyromonas gingivalis, and treponema denticola at 3 and 6 months post-srp in 57 subjects with adult periodontitis. 32 of the 57 subjects were monitored at 9 and 12 months. thus, the purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the microbial and clinical effects of srp in 32 (mean age 48+/-11) subjects over a 12-month period. | 2000 | 10674959 |
| capnocytophaga ochracea: characterization of a plasmid-encoded extended-spectrum tem-17 beta-lactamase in the phylum flavobacter-bacteroides. | a plasmid-encoded extended-spectrum tem beta-lactamase with a pi of 5.5 was detected in a capnocytophaga ochracea clinical isolate. the bla gene was associated with a strong tem-2 promoter and was derived from bla(tem-1a) with a single-amino-acid substitution: glu(104)-->lys, previously assigned to tem-17, which is thus the first tem beta-lactamase to be reported in the phylum flavobacter-bacteroides. | 2000 | 10681352 |
| periodontopathic bacteria in children with down syndrome. | it is widely known that individuals with down syndrome (ds) often develop severe early-onset periodontal diseases. in this study, we examined the prevalence of periodontopathic bacteria in ds children to determine if specific pathogens are acquired in their childhood. | 2000 | 10711615 |
| isolation of capnocytophaga granulosa from an abscess in an immunocompetent adolescent. | | 2000 | 10722457 |
| streptococcus viridans intra-amniotic infection associated with antecedent cunnilingus. | introduction of bacteria into the amniotic cavity has been associated with oral sex through an ascending infectious route. previous reports have implicated both capnocytophaga and fusobacterium nucleatum via this process. we report a case of streptococcus viridans intra-amniotic infection occurring at 25 weeks' gestation. patient questioning revealed a close temporal relationship between the onset of symptoms and previous episodes of cunnilingus. the diagnosis of subclinical bacterial colonizati ... | 1999 | 10755795 |
| herpesviruses and periodontopathic bacteria in trisomy 21 periodontitis. | little is known about the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease in trisomy 21 patients. this study determined the occurrence of herpesviruses and putative periodontopathic bacteria in trisomy 21 periodontitis. | 2000 | 10776924 |
| profile of subgingival microbiota in children with primary dentition. | eruption of primary teeth has a great influence on the oral environment by providing suitable niches for bacterial colonization. the aim of the study was to investigate the composition of the subgingival microbiota of primary incisors, canines and molars in 40 systemically healthy children aged 4-5 yr, chosen randomly. subgingival plaque samples were taken from the mesiobuccal sites of primary incisors (61, 81), canines (53, 73) and molars (64, 84). the samples were cultured for bacterial isolat ... | 2000 | 10791707 |
| the short-term effect of apically repositioned flap surgery on the composition of the subgingival microbiota. | the purpose of this investigation was to examine the short-term effect of apically repositioned flap surgery on clinical and microbiologic parameters in patients with adult periodontitis. a total of 11 patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis received apically repositioned flap surgery. subjects were monitored during a 3-month pretreatment phase, the baseline surgical phase, and for 3 months post-surgery. clinical assessments including plaque accumulation, gingival redness, suppuration, ... | 1999 | 10815594 |
| microbial pathogens with impaired ability to acquire host iron. | successful microbial pathogens must be adept in obtaining growth-essential iron from healthy hosts. some potential pathogens, however, are sufficiently impaired in iron acquisition ability so as to be dangerous mainly in hosts with such iron loading conditions as alcoholism, asplenia, hemochromatosis, beta-thalassemia major, or tobacco smoking. the association of six impaired pathogens (capnocytophaga canimorsis, yersinia enterocolitica and y. pseudotuberculosis, vibrio vulnificus, tropheryma wh ... | 2000 | 10831229 |
| waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome secondary to capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia and demonstration of bacteremia by peripheral blood smear. | waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia was fatal in a previously healthy 47-year-old woman. the patient died suddenly in less than 12 hours after presentation, in spite of supportive measures, including ventilation, antibiotic coverage, pressor therapy, and multiple transfusions of blood products. the diagnosis of infection due to an unusual organism was suspected earlier in the course of management after review of the peripheral blood smear. the importan ... | 2000 | 10835521 |
| suspected periodontopathic microorganisms and their oral habitats in young children. | samples of subgingival plaque from 67 children, 5-7 years of age, were examined for the presence of certain suspected periodontal pathogenic species using the conventional technique of anaerobic sonification, dilution and spiral plating. when this technique was compared with a direct plating procedure which involved no preliminary dispersion and dilution of plaque specimens, it was found that the direct method resulted in double the frequency of children in whom black-pigmented bacteroides (bpb) ... | 1987 | 10870469 |
| prevalence and microbiology of localized prepubertal periodontitis. | loss of crestal alveolar bone at primary teeth was ascertained radiographically in a dental school clinical population of 2264 children. 19 patients (0.84%) demonstrated distinct periodontal bone destruction around one or more primary teeth; in only 2 of these patients had periodontal disease been identified in previous clinical examinations. a microbiological study of 35 subgingival samples from 9 available patients revealed a high prevalence of black-pigmented bacteroides spp., mainly bacteroi ... | 1987 | 10870470 |
| microbiology of subgingival plaque from children with localized prepubertal periodontitis. | localized prepubertal periodontitis has been described as a host-defect mediated form of bacterially induced periodontitis, with an early onset and rapid progression around a few teeth in children prior to puberty. to further our understanding of the etiology of this disease, we have examined the microbiological components of subgingival dental plaque in 9 children with localized prepubertal periodontitis to determine if patterns of putative pathogens existed, and have compared these results wit ... | 1987 | 10870471 |
| characterization and cross-reactivity of rabbit antisera to plaque toxins. | the effects of heat labile, high molecular weight water-soluble toxins from bacterial plaque on hl60 promyelocytic cells were examined. on gel filtration, four inhibitors of hl60 cell growth and two inhibitors of hela cell growth (pt1, pt2) were detected. the first and third hl60 cell inhibitors corresponded to the two hela cell inhibitors. the last eluted hl60 cell inhibitor (plaque leukotoxin, pl) did not inhibit hela cell growth. anti-pt2 antibodies reduced the activity of enriched pt2 by 20- ... | 1987 | 10870474 |
| early microbial colonization of permucosal implants in edentulous patients. | in edentulous patients, the microbial colonization of permucosal implants of sintered hydroxyapatite was studied. samples were taken from mucosa and dentures before insertion of implants and from supra- and subgingival sites two to 10 weeks after insertion. in total, five patients and 10 implants with clinically healthy peri-implant tissues were studied. the samples were investigated by dark-field microscopy and anaerobic culture. the supragingival plaque of the implants was dominated by gram-po ... | 1987 | 10872401 |
| "checkerboard" assessments of periodontal microbiota and serum antibody responses: a case-control study. | we explored the association between subgingival microbial profiles and serum igg responses to periodontal microbiota in relation to clinical periodontal status. | 2000 | 10914791 |
| capnocytophaga keratitis. | to review the clinical course, treatment, and visual outcomes of keratitis caused by the gram negative rod capnocytophaga: | 2000 | 10919898 |
| protein c substitution in sepsis-associated purpura fulminans. | to assess the effect of protein c (pc) substitution on imminent peripheral necroses and overall outcome in patients with sepsis-associated purpura fulminans. | 2000 | 10921567 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus, a potential emerging microorganism in splenectomized patients. | | 2000 | 10929015 |
| image in cardiovascular medicine. myocardial infarction after dog bite. | | 2000 | 10931814 |
| [a case report of lung abscess caused by capnocytophaga gingivalis infection]. | a 48-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of fever, cough and of loss appetite. chest x-p revealed an abnormal shadow in the left upper lobe. bronchoscopy was performed and capnocytophaga gingivalis was cultured from the bronchial lavage and bronchial curreting fluid. ceftizoxime sodium and clindamycin phosphate was administered intravenously. he was discharged after 30 days. he did not have any immunosuppressive underlying disease including hiv infection and diabetes mellitus whic ... | 2000 | 10965664 |
| [evaluation of "helicobacter-selective-medium (nissui seiyaku)" for rapid detection of helicobacter pylori]. | we evaluated helicobacter selective agar (hsa) medium (nissui pharmaceuticals co., ltd., tokyo, japan), which has been newly developed and has been commercially available since june in 1998. hsa medium strongly inhibited the growth of possible contaminants from gastric biopsy-specimens, such as alpha-streptococci, neisseria species, enterococcus gallinarum, pseudomonas aeruginosa, corynebacterium species, capnocytophaga species, and candida albicans. cultures run in parallel with helicobacter py ... | 2000 | 11004708 |
| microbial composition of supra- and subgingival plaque in subjects with adult periodontitis. | the purpose of the present study was to compare and relate the microbial composition of supra and subgingival plaque in 23 adult periodontitis subjects (mean age 51 +/- 14 years). | 2000 | 11034118 |
| in vitro susceptibilities of capnocytophaga isolates to beta-lactam antibiotics and beta-lactamase inhibitors. | the susceptibilities of 43 pharyngeal isolates of capnocytophaga to beta-lactam antibiotics, alone or in combination with beta-lactamase inhibitors, were tested by an agar dilution method. the 34 beta-lactamase-positive strains were highly resistant to beta-lactams, but the intrinsic activities of clavulanate, tazobactam, and sulbactam against capnocytophaga, even beta-lactamase producers, indicates that these beta-lactamase inhibitors could be used for empirical treatment of neutropenic patient ... | 2000 | 11036049 |
| microbiological parameters associated with il-1 gene polymorphisms in periodontitis patients. | polymorphisms in the cluster of il-1 genes have been significantly associated with the severity of adult periodontitis. the purpose of this study was to compare microbiological parameters in il-1 genotype negative and positive adult subjects with a range of periodontitis severities. | 2000 | 11073323 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus infection--a fulminant case following a trivial dog-bite injury. | | 2000 | 11081138 |
| checkerboard assessments of serum antibodies to oral microbiota as surrogate markers of clinical periodontal status. | this study addresses whether checkerboard assessments of serum igg antibodies to oral bacteria may serve as surrogate markers of clinical periodontal status in epidemiologic studies. | 2001 | 11142661 |
| effect of three mouthrinses, containing amine/stannous fluoride, herbal extracts or emser salt on the growth of oral bacteria--an in vitro study. | clinical studies have shown the efficacy of mouthrinses in reducing plaque accumulation and inflammation of oral tissues. the aim of this in vitro study was to compare the effect of three mouthrinses: meridol, an organic amine/ stannous fluoride solution; parodontax, containing herbal ingredients; and an 0.8 % emser salt solution, on the growth of oral bacteria and dental plaque. | 2000 | 11147996 |
| [fever and oral mucositis in an immunodepressed patient]. | | 2000 | 11153206 |
| sensitivity of actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and capnocytophaga spp. to the bactericidal action of ll-37: a cathelicidin found in human leukocytes and epithelium. | the bactericidal activity of synthetic ll-37, a cathelicidin, was assessed against actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (three strains) and capnocytophaga spp. (three strains). all strains were sensitive to ll-37, and exhibited 99% effective dose of 7.5-to-11.6 micrograms/ml. an amidated form of ll-37, pentamide-37, killed with about the same efficacy as ll-37. partial inhibition of killing was noted at physiologic concentrations of nacl, and complete inhibition was observed at 400 mm nacl. at a ... | 2000 | 11154407 |
| profile of subgingival microbiota in children with mixed dentition. | a diversity of microbial species has been detected in children's oral flora at an early age. to investigate the composition of the subgingival microbiota of different groups of teeth in children with mixed dentition, 40 systemically healthy children, aged 7-8 years, randomly chosen, were examined. subgingival plaque samples were taken from the mesiobuccal sites of 21, 41, 16 and 36 permanent teeth and 53, 73, 64 and 84 deciduous teeth. the samples were cultured for bacterial isolation anaerobica ... | 2000 | 11155173 |
| subdural empyema after tooth extraction in which capnocytophaga species was isolated. | we describe a patient with meningitis and a subdural empyema arising from an infection after teeth extraction in which capnocytophaga species was detected. the patient was a 54-y-old man without any underlying diseases. a computerized tomography scan showed a subdural empyema 21 d after the extraction. | 2000 | 11200389 |
| assessment of periradicular microbiota by dna-dna hybridization. | in the present study the "checkerboard" dna-dna hybridization technique was used to identify bacteria in periapical endodontic lesions of asymptomatic teeth. thirty-four patients with root-filled teeth and apical periodontitis were divided into two groups, each containing 17 patients. in group 1, a marginal incision was performed during surgery to expose the lesion, and in group 2, a submarginal incision was applied. the gingiva and mucosa were swabbed with an 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate soluti ... | 2000 | 11202881 |
| [bacterial virulence in the etiology of periodontal diseases]. | strong relationships have been very often described between various form of periodontal disease (pd) and certain bacterial species, so that nowadays periodontal disease is recognized as an infectious disease. destruction of periodontal supporting tissues happens as a response to very intricate host-parasite interactions. when the clinician will be able to fully understand and identify such phenomena it would be possible to succeed in a properly diagnosis and control of the active phase of period ... | 2000 | 11268937 |
| hemolytic uremic syndrome after capnocytophaga canimorsus (df-2) septicemia. | a 66-year-old man developed a hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus) with acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, fragmented red cells in the blood film and elevated serum ldh following a capnocytophaga canimorsus (df-2) infection after a dog bite. he was treated with antibiotics, plasmapheresis and hemodialysis. although hematologic values improved, the patient remained hemodialysis-dependent for six months. in the literature several cases of renal failure following capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia ... | 2001 | 11269682 |
| pcr detection of capnocytophaga species in dental plaque samples from children aged 2 to 12 years. | the purpose of this study was to detect the presence of capnocytophaga sputigena, c. ochracea, and c. gingivalis in plaque samples from the toothbrushes of 122 children, using a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method. the subjects were 25, 85, and 12 children with healthy gingiva, gingivitis, and periodontitis, respectively, ranging in age from 2-12 years old. plaque samples were collected from all erupted tooth sites using a sterile toothbrush. the mean amount of dna recovered from the samples ... | 2001 | 11270602 |
| detection, education and management of the asplenic or hyposplenic patient. | fulminant, potentially life-threatening infection is a major long-term risk after splenectomy or in persons who are functionally hyposplenic as a result of various systemic conditions. most of these infections are caused by encapsulated organisms such as pneumococci, haemophilus influenzae and meningococci. a splenectomized patient is also more susceptible to infections with intraerythrocytic organisms such as babesia microti and those that seldom affect healthy people, such as capnocytophaga ca ... | 2001 | 11272299 |
| capnocytophaga pleural empyema following laparoscopic nissen fundoplication. a rare complication, a rare pathogen. | empyema complicating laparoscopic fundoplication is exceedingly rare, as is capnocytophaga infection in the immunocompetent host, with the exception of gingivitis. we report a 29-year-old healthy man who presented with capnocytophaga empyema 10 days after uneventful elective, laparoscopic nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease. the exact mechanism of this complication is not known, but hypotheses, including a mini-boerrhave's syndrome, can be drawn based on knowledge of the op ... | 2000 | 11285535 |
| comparison of microbial composition in the subgingival plaque of adult crowded versus non-crowded dental regions. | it has been reported in the literature that certain species of bacteria (periodontopathogens) present in the subgingival plaque are associated with destructive periodontal disease. the purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the presence and proportional distribution of periodontopathogens in the subgingival plaque of adult crowded versus non-crowded dental regions. thirty adult patients with anterior dental crowding were selected from the orthodontic clinic of the university of pen ... | 2000 | 11307190 |
| assessment of five culture media for the growth and isolation of capnocytophaga spp. | | 2001 | 11318815 |
| capnocytophaga cynodegmi cellulitis, bacteremia, and pneumonitis in a diabetic man. | capnocytophaga cynodegmi (formerly "df-2 like organism"), a commensal organism of the canine oral cavity, is a capnophilic, gram-negative, facultative bacillus. c. cynodegmi has rarely been encountered in human diseases. we report the first known case of cellulitis, bacteremia, and pneumonitis caused by c. cynodegmi in a diabetic man from central india following a dog bite. | 2001 | 11326042 |
| relationship of periodontopathic bacteria with early-onset periodontitis in down's syndrome. | down's syndrome (ds) patients often develop severe early-onset marginal periodontitis in early adulthood; however, there is little information available on the microbiology of ds periodontitis. | 2001 | 11327065 |
| a microbiological study of papillon-lefévre syndrome in two patients. | to analyse the microflora of subgingival plaque from patients with papillon-lefévre syndrome (pls), which is a very rare disease characterised by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis with precocious periodontal destruction. | 2001 | 11328836 |
| myocardial infarction after dog bite. | | 2001 | 11342485 |
| myocardial infarction after dog bite. | | 2001 | 11342487 |
| pet-assisted therapy in the nursing home setting: potential for zoonosis. | pet-assisted therapy in the nursing home setting, as a vital component of the eden alternative or human habitat program, is gaining widespread recognition and implementation. programs such as this help to improve the quality of life of nursing home residents by offsetting resident loneliness, helplessness, and boredom. however, use of companion animals (and, frequently, birds and fish) may be associated with the introduction of infectious entities that are normally uncommon in this setting (zoon ... | 2001 | 11391280 |
| predominant cultivable subgingival microbiota of healthy and hiv-infected ethnic chinese. | although clinically distinctive types of periodontal disease are known to be associated with hiv infection, the pathogenesis remains unclear. in the present study, the subgingival microflora of 21 hiv-infected and 11 hiv-free ethnic chinese were studied using the direct microscopic and anaerobic culture methods. motile curved rods were found to be three times higher in the hiv-infected group under direct microscopy. otherwise, there were no significant differences between the diseased and health ... | 2001 | 11398993 |
| practising physician's knowledge and patterns of practice regarding the asplenic state: the need for improved education and a practical checklist. | to examine physicians' knowledge and actions regarding the asplenic state and to develop a practical checklist to aid in the systematic education and management of asplenic patients. | 2001 | 11407832 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis causing sweet's syndrome. | | 2001 | 11411932 |
| microbiological characteristics of subgingival microbiota in adult periodontitis, localized juvenile periodontitis and rapidly progressive periodontitis subjects. | to describe the prevalence of the cultivable subgingival microbiota in periodontal diseases and to draw attention to the polymicrobial nature of periodontic infections. | 2001 | 11422244 |
| change in subgingival microbial profiles in adult periodontitis subjects receiving either systemically-administered amoxicillin or metronidazole. | the current investigation evaluated changes in levels and proportions of 40 bacterial species in subgingival plaque samples during, immediately after and up to 1 year after metronidazole or amoxicillin therapy combined with srp. | 2001 | 11422580 |
| capnocytophaga granulosa and capnocytophaga haemolytica: novel species in subgingival plaque. | the oral cavity accommodates one of the most diverse microfloras in the human body. knowledge of this microflora, and of the periodontal microflora in particular, proves crucial towards an understanding of the bacterial-host interactions which lead to the development of infectious inflammatory periodontal diseases. capnocytophaga species have been implicated as putative periodontal pathogens. to date, only 3 members of this genus (c. gingivalis, c. ochracea and c. sputigena) have been isolated f ... | 2001 | 11422594 |
| c-telopeptide pyridinoline cross-links (ictp) and periodontal pathogens associated with endosseous oral implants. | detection of periodontal or peri-implant sites exhibiting progressing disease or those at risk of deterioration has proven difficult. pyridinoline cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type i collagen (ictp), a marker specific for bone degradation found in gingival crevicular fluid (gcf), has been associated with both bone and attachment loss in periodontitis and may be useful for predicting disease activity. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between ict ... | 1998 | 11429938 |
| bacteremia caused by capnocytophaga species in patients with neutropenia and cancer: results of a multicenter study. | we investigated 28 cases of bacteremia caused by capnocytophaga species that occurred during an 8-year period, most of which were in patients with hematologic malignancy and neutropenia. infections were uncomplicated, without serious organ involvement and without any apparent source except ulcerations of the oropharyngeal mucosa, and only 1 isolate showed resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics; 9 of 16 isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. | 2001 | 11462207 |
| infectious complications of cirrhosis. | infectious complications in cirrhotic patients can cause severe morbidity and mortality. bacterial infections are estimated to cause up to 25% of deaths in cirrhotic patients. the most frequent are urinary tract infection, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, respiratory tract infection, and bacteremia. it has been said that cirrhosis is the most common form of acquired immunodeficiency, exceeding even aids. the specific risk factors for infection in cirrhotic patients are low serum albumin, gastr ... | 2001 | 11469997 |
| cat's tooth keratitis: human corneal infection with capnocytophaga canimorsus. | to describe a patient with keratitis caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus after traumatic injury with a cat's tooth. | 2001 | 11473172 |
| [the study on sds-page technic classification of the whole protein of oral bacteria]. | oral flora was classificated by sds-page combined with comassie blue staining and silver staining. the results showed that each species of the test oral bacteria expressed its specific electrophorectic protein pattern, the way of sample preparation, staining did not change the protein pattern. this indicated that sds-page could be used to classificate oral flora. the protein pattern was more obvious among the genus than that of within the genus. this showed that different relationship was among ... | 1997 | 11480050 |
| polyamine distribution profiles in the eighteen genera phylogenetically located within the flavobacterium-flexibacter-cytophaga complex. | cellular polyamines of eighteen genera belonging to the flavobacterium-flexibacter-cytophaga complex were analysed by ion exchange liquid chromatography. homospermidine was the major polyamine in the genera bergeyella, riemerella, ornithobacterium, weeksella, capnocytophaga, polaribacter and psychroflexus belonging to the family flavobacteriaceae. in the family spirosomaceae, runella, spirosoma and flectobacillus species contained spermidine whereas cyclobacterium species contained homospermidin ... | 2001 | 11491527 |
| clinical periodontal findings and microflora profiles in children with chronic neutropenia under supervised oral hygiene. | this is the first known case report that used a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based method to help identify the oral microflora in patients with chronic neutropenia. in this study, we report clinical periodontal findings and microflora profiles of 2 children, 1 with severe congenital neutropenia (scn, kostmann type) and 1 with cyclic neutropenia (cn). | 2001 | 11495144 |
| isolation and characterization of rabbit caecal pectinolytic bacteria. | two hundred and thirty colonies from the caecal contents of six rabbits were picked up and, after a 2-d incubation, were microscopically characterized using gram staining. large gram-negative (34%) and small gram-negative (30%) irregular rods, gram-negative (27%) and gram-positive (8%) cocci were found. eleven isolates (bacteroides ovatus (6 strains), b. thetaiotamicron, b. caccae, b. stercoris, b. capillosus and capnocytophaga ochracea) were identified using commercial tests for measuring their ... | 2001 | 11501485 |
| molecular identification of microorganisms from endodontic infections. | a relatively wide range of bacteria have been isolated from root canals using standard culture techniques. however, only 50% of the bacteria in the oral cavity are cultivable (s. s. socransky et al., arch. oral biol. 8:278-280, 1963); hence, bacterial diversity in endodontic infections is underestimated. this study used a pcr-based 16s rrna gene assay, followed by cloning and sequencing of 16s rrna amplicons from a small subset of samples to assess the diversity of bacteria present in infected r ... | 2001 | 11526164 |
| fatal dog commensal. | | 2001 | 11544973 |
| [utility of prolonged incubation and terminal subcultures of blood cultures from immunocompromised patients]. | the value of blind terminal subcultures (7 and 30 days) and prolonged incubation (30 days) of blood cultures from immunosuppressed patients was analyzed in the fundación favaloro, the fundación para la lucha contra las enfermedades neurológicas de la infancia and the hospital de niños ricardo gutiérrez. a total of 2707 blood cultures and 369 patients were included (transplantation of solid organs 154, oncohematologic disorders 106 and solid tumors 109). bact-alert bottles were incubated at 35 de ... | 2001 | 11594009 |
| capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis presenting as an acute abdomen in an asplenic patient. | acute abdominal symptoms are frequently caused by surgical intra-abdominal problems. however, the differential diagnosis also includes several internal diseases. overwhelming infections may present with acute abdominal signs, particularly in the immunocompromised host. asplenic patients are highly susceptible to infections with encapsulated bacteria such as streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and neisseria meningitidis. severe infections due to capnocytophaga canimorsus (df2), are a ... | 2001 | 11705640 |
| association of early onset periodontitis microbiota with aspartate aminotransferase activity in gingival crevicular fluid. | the objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the activity of the enzyme aspartate aminotransferase (ast) in gingival crevicular fluid (gcf) using the colorimetric periogard (ptm) test and the subgingival microflora in early onset periodontitis lesions. | 2001 | 11737506 |
| lipopolysaccharides from periodontopathic bacteria porphyromonas gingivalis and capnocytophaga ochracea are antagonists for human toll-like receptor 4. | toll-like receptors (tlrs) 2 and 4 have recently been identified as possible signal transducers for various bacterial ligands. to investigate the roles of tlrs in the recognition of periodontopathic bacteria by the innate immune system, a chinese hamster ovary (cho) nuclear factor-kappab (nf-kappab)-dependent reporter cell line, 7.7, which is defective in both tlr2- and tlr4-dependent signaling pathways was transfected with human cd14 and tlrs. when the transfectants were exposed to freeze-dried ... | 2002 | 11748186 |
| pneumonia and sepsis due to fluoroquinolone-resistant capnocytophaga gingivalis after autologous stem cell transplantation. | human oral capnocytophaga species have been only rarely described as a cause of sepsis in patients following stem cell or marrow transplantation, and pneumonia has not been reported in this setting. in addition, fluoroquinolone resistance is rarely seen in these species, and has never been reported in c. gingivalis. we report a case of pneumonia (confirmed by culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) and sepsis due to fluoroquinolone- resistant capnocytophaga gingivalis in a patient following aut ... | 2001 | 11803363 |
| [meningitis after a superficial dog bite]. | a 63-year-old healthy man developed acute meningitis. a gram-stain of the cerebrospinal fluid showed gram-negative rods, which grew slowly. they were identified by 16s ribosomal rna sequence-analysis as capnocytophaga canimorsus, an oral commensal found in various animal species including dogs. upon further questioning, the patient mentioned a superficial dog bite. using fluorescence-in situ-hybridisation with specific dna probes, c. canimorsus cells were detected in a gingiva swab from his dog. ... | 2002 | 11820061 |
| periodontopathic bacterial infection in childhood. | little information is available on periodontopathic bacterial infection in childhood. we assessed the prevalence by age of 10 putative periodontopathic microorganisms in periodontally healthy children using a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay. | 2002 | 11846195 |
| rapidly progressive tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus infection in an immunocompetent host. | | 1999 | 11856244 |