title: The dangers of dog bites.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wareham
authors.forename: Joy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Warwick
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whitlock
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Satya S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial