Moraxella canis induced sepsis from dog’s lick

Moraxella canis was first identified in 1993 as normal flora of the oral cavities of dogs and cats. The species has been reported to cause localized infections in immunocompromised humans only three times. We report the first description of severe disseminated infection attributed to M. canis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Padanilam, Mathew S., Qasim, Muhammad, Emery, Christopher L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8777091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35079573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01396
Descripción
Sumario:Moraxella canis was first identified in 1993 as normal flora of the oral cavities of dogs and cats. The species has been reported to cause localized infections in immunocompromised humans only three times. We report the first description of severe disseminated infection attributed to M. canis.

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