Fatal septicaemia caused by DF-2 in a previously healthy man.
A case of fatal septicaemia caused by DF-2, a fastidious gram-negative rod is presented. Attention is drawn to the connection between DF-2 septicaemia and dog bites or contacts, not only in patients with impaired host defence but also in previously healthy individuals. As the organism is difficult to subculture, infections with DF-2 may easily be overlooked.
D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D003718:Denmark; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology