Dysgonic fermenter-2 septicemia.
A 62 yr-old man with a recent history of dog bite and a past history of splenectomy developed septicemia and signs suggestive of a generalized Schwartzman reaction, including fever, hypotension, symmetrical peripheral gangrene and laboratory evidence of consumptive coagulopathy. The causative organism was a Dysgonic Fermenter-2 (DF-2), a designation given to an unnamed group of Gram-negative rod shaped bacteria. This organism has not previously been reported in Australia. A review of documented cases of serious infection suggests that splenectomy and dog bite are predisposing factors to disease caused by this organism.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*