Severe Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia in a Premature Infant with Capnocytophaga Sepsis

• Main Authors: W. Thomas Bass (Author), Donna DeLoach (Author), Jamil H. Khan (Author), Glen A. Green (Author), Kenji M. Cunnion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Capnocytophaga is an opportunistic gram-negative anaerobic bacillus found in the oropharyngeal cavity of mammals and is associated with periodontal disease in humans. Sepsis, osteomyelitis, lung abscess, endocarditis, and meningitis have been reported in humans following animal bites. Perin...