Capnocytophaga spp. bacteremia in compromised patients

BACKGROUND: To analyze the clinical characteristics of three patients with Capnocytophaga spp. bacteremia. METHODS: We have review the clinical charts of three patients with Capnocytophaga spp. bacteremia, two patients with acute leukemia and one epileptic patient with chronic alcoholism. RESULTS: All the patients had oral cavity troubles and were treated with different antimicrobial agents. The three patients recovered, one of them requiring changing of the antimicrobial therapy in one of them. CONCLUSIONS: We should be aware of the importance of Capnocytophaga spp. especially in immunosuppressed patients or in other patients with poor dental hygiene and fever.