Septic Shock Due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus Infection in a Splenectomized Patient

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of the commensal flora of dogs’ mouths. Among splenectomized patients who maintain close contact with dogs, the bacteria can lead to infection and fulminant sepsis even without evidence of a skin breach. In this report, we describe the ca...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Pedro, Figueiredo, Maria, Paes de Faria, Vitória, Abreu, Gabriela, Resende, Janine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859884
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13815

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859884
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13815

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