Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection presenting with complete splenic infarction and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Brichacek, Michal ^a   Blake, Peter ^a   Kao, Raymond ^a,b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Dog bite; Splenic infarction; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; DOG; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SPLEEN INFARCTION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; DOGS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MALE; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SPLENIC INFARCTION; THIENAMYCINS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871494866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-695     Document Type: Article

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