The Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolate that caused sepsis in an immunosufficient man was transmitted by the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis

Tamara Tuuminen; Heli Viiri; Sakari Vuorinen

doi:10.1128/JCM.00640-14

The Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolate that caused sepsis in an immunosufficient man was transmitted by the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul;52(7):2716-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00640-14. Epub 2014 May 7.

Authors

Tamara Tuuminen¹, Heli Viiri², Sakari Vuorinen³

Affiliations

¹ Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise (ISLAB), Mikkeli District Laboratory, Porrassalmenkatu, Mikkeli, Finland Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Helsinki, Finland tamara.tuuminen@islab.fi.
² Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Unit, Joensuu, Finland.
³ Mikkeli Central Hospital, Etelä-Savo Hospital District, Porrassalmenkatu, Mikkeli, Finland.

Abstract

The first vector-borne Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis case is presented. An immunocompetent male who denied any contact with canines and who worked in a sawmill was bitten on his neck by a large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.; Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bacteriological diagnosis was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / transmission*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / microbiology*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Weevils / microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S