Septicemia due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus following dog bite in an elderly male

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 368-370

  Chary, Sowmya ^a   Joshi, Megha ^b   Reddy, Sriharshan ^c   Ryan, Cheryl ^b   Saddi, Venu ^b  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Lawrence General Hospital   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capnocytophaga canimorsus; dog bite zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CEPHALOSPORIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LISINOPRIL; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; SIMVASTATIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; CASE REPORT; DOG BITE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; ZOONOSIS;

AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; BLOOD; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CATS; DOGS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SEPSIS;

EID: 79959274496     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.81642     Document Type: Article

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