Capnocytophaga canimorsis a cause of septicaemia following a dog bite: A case review

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-99

  O'Rourke, Geraldine A ^a   Rothwell, Rob ^b  

^a Clinical Nurse Level Two Critical Care Services   (Australia)

^b Calvary Healthcare Tasmania   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Case study; Dog bite; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOGS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEPSIS;

EID: 79957662242     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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