title: DF-2 septicemia following whirlpool spa immersion.
abstract: We describe the case of a 31-year-old asplenic man who developed DF-2 bacteremia, septic shock, and pneumonia after recreational immersion in a whirlpool spa. The patient did not have a history of dog bite or contact with canine secretions, although he owned two dogs. DF-2 could not be isolated from the whirlpool spa.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Kozinn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011998:Recreation; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D013156:Splenectomy; D014871:Water Microbiology