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Cheng, Allen, Nack, Zoltan, Graves, Stephen, McDonald, Malcolm |
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Emergency Medicine; Sep99, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p185-187, 3p |
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The patient presentation of septic shock and purpuric rash is commonly attributed to meningococcal septicaemia. We describe a case of similar presentation where initial cultures and antigen testing were negative for meningococcus and the isolation of an unusual organism, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, was only made after obtaining a history of a dog bite and liaison with the microbiology laboratory. The epidemiology and clinical features of Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection is discussed, together with the antibiotic management of dog bites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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