TY - JOUR
T1 - Capnocytophaga bacteraemia following rituximab treatment
AU - Pokroy-Shapira, Elisheva
AU - Shiber, Shachaf
AU - Molad, Yair
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A case is presented of Capnocytophaga bacteraemia, in a juvenile chronic arthritis ( JCA) patient receiving steroids, methotrexate and rituximab. This Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in dog saliva has been described to cause illness in immune compromised hosts such as oncology patients, those receiving cytotoxic or biological drugs, alcoholics or postsplenectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Capnocytophaga bacteraemia following rituximab treatment.
AB - A case is presented of Capnocytophaga bacteraemia, in a juvenile chronic arthritis ( JCA) patient receiving steroids, methotrexate and rituximab. This Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in dog saliva has been described to cause illness in immune compromised hosts such as oncology patients, those receiving cytotoxic or biological drugs, alcoholics or postsplenectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Capnocytophaga bacteraemia following rituximab treatment.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2012-006224
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2012-006224
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C2 - 22891017
AN - SCOPUS:84865631599
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
ER -