title: Man's best friend, fatal in the end.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA. ebling@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center. Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.affiliation: Medical Student, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vang
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aronowitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013156:Splenectomy