C. canimorsus (previously CDC DF-1), C. cynodegmi ( previously CDC DF-2) - wound infection, septicaemia, abscesses, meningitis, endocarditis - associated with dog bites - reported susceptible to penicillin
C. gingivalis, C. granulosa, C. haemolytica, C. ochracea, C. sputigena - periodontitis, septicaemia - from oral flora - systemic infections in neutropenic patients - reported susceptibilities, penicillins, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol
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