A patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia [1]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 297-298

  Kok, R H J ^a   Wolfhagen, M J H M ^a   Mooi, B M ^a   Offerman, J J G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THIAMINE;

ADULT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; PURPURA;

EID: 0032971802     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00147.x     Document Type: Letter

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