title: Fatal septicemia with Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a compromised host. A case report with review of the literature.
abstract: Capnocytophaga canimorsus (DF-2) is a newly described gram-negative bacterium that can produce serious infections following dog bites in the immunocompromised host. We are reporting a case of C. canimorsus infection in an elderly patient with a history of chronic respiratory disease and alcohol abuse. We also give a review of the clinical spectrum of the infection, discuss the difficulty in establishing the diagnosis and the preferential treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Algemeen Ziekenhuis St. Jan, Brugge.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Vanhonsebrouck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordts
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wauters
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*