Capnocytophaga canimorsus as Cause of Fatal Sepsis

A rare consequence of dog bites is the infection with Capnocytophaga canimorsus, and only a few cases have been documented. We describe a 41-year-old, formerly healthy woman who died from septic shock and multiorgan failure. It is the first case of a young individual without obvious immunosuppressio...

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Autores principales: Hundertmark, Moritz, Williams, Tatjana, Vogel, Anja, Moritz, Maria, Bramlage, Peter, Pagonas, Nikolaos, Ritter, Oliver, Sasko, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31240140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3537507
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Sumario:A rare consequence of dog bites is the infection with Capnocytophaga canimorsus, and only a few cases have been documented. We describe a 41-year-old, formerly healthy woman who died from septic shock and multiorgan failure. It is the first case of a young individual without obvious immunosuppression.

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