A case of fulminant sepsis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus after a dog bite
Many species of microorganisms of various human pathogenicity have been identified in the oral cavities of dogs and cats. One of them is Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a Gram-negative bacterium of the Flavobacteriacae family, with unique abilities to forage sugars from host tissues and avoid the host im...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301062 |