The dangers of dog bites.
This report describes an unusual case of endocarditis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus as a result of dog bite. The diagnosis could be established only by molecular techniques after amplification of bacterial DNA from the infected cardiac valve. The epidemiology and management of Capnocytophaga infections is discussed, as well as the role of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing these infections after dog bites.
Wareham
David W
DW
Centre for Infectious Disease, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Michael
Joy S
JS
Warwick
Simon
S
Whitlock
Paul
P
Wood
Alan
A
Das
Satya S
SS
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
D004269:DNA, Bacterial