Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host
Capnocytophaga species are gram-negative bacilli that inhabit mammalian oral surfaces and can cause opportunistic infection, especially in asplenic patients. The species Capnocytophaga canimorsus is particularly associated with dog bites and is known to cause endocarditis, meningitis, and sepsis in...
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doaj-553a93ec4cc34d41b8b84197bbadb9d32021-01-02T11:34:04ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74302036-74492019-12-0111310.4081/idr.2019.8272Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic hostAustin M. Hopkins0Nerlyne Desravines1Elizabeth M. Stringer2Katelin Zahn3Carolyn M. Webster4Kayla Krajick5Neeta L. Vora6University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NCDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Capnocytophaga species are gram-negative bacilli that inhabit mammalian oral surfaces and can cause opportunistic infection, especially in asplenic patients. The species Capnocytophaga canimorsus is particularly associated with dog bites and is known to cause endocarditis, meningitis, and sepsis in the general population. In pregnant patients, infections tied to Capnocytophaga species from human flora have been associated with preterm labor, chorioamnionitis, and neonatal septicemia. There is little known about the effects of zoonotically-acquired Capnocytophaga infection in pregnant patients. In this case report, we present a patient with Capnocytophaga bacteremia acquired after a dog bite associated with profound thrombocytopenia and preterm labor. Dog bites are common in the United States, and we present basic recommendations for management of dog bites in pregnant patients in order to avoid morbidity associated with delay in time to antibiotic treatment of infection as described in this case. https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/8272capnocytophagathrombocytopeniapreterm labor |
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Austin M. Hopkins Nerlyne Desravines Elizabeth M. Stringer Katelin Zahn Carolyn M. Webster Kayla Krajick Neeta L. Vora |
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Austin M. Hopkins Nerlyne Desravines Elizabeth M. Stringer Katelin Zahn Carolyn M. Webster Kayla Krajick Neeta L. Vora Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host Infectious Disease Reports capnocytophaga thrombocytopenia preterm labor |
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Austin M. Hopkins Nerlyne Desravines Elizabeth M. Stringer Katelin Zahn Carolyn M. Webster Kayla Krajick Neeta L. Vora |
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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capnocytophaga bacteremia precipitating severe thrombocytopenia and preterm labor in an asplenic host |
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Capnocytophaga species are gram-negative bacilli that inhabit mammalian oral surfaces and can cause opportunistic infection, especially in asplenic patients. The species Capnocytophaga canimorsus is particularly associated with dog bites and is known to cause endocarditis, meningitis, and sepsis in the general population. In pregnant patients, infections tied to Capnocytophaga species from human flora have been associated with preterm labor, chorioamnionitis, and neonatal septicemia. There is little known about the effects of zoonotically-acquired Capnocytophaga infection in pregnant patients. In this case report, we present a patient with Capnocytophaga bacteremia acquired after a dog bite associated with profound thrombocytopenia and preterm labor. Dog bites are common in the United States, and we present basic recommendations for management of dog bites in pregnant patients in order to avoid morbidity associated with delay in time to antibiotic treatment of infection as described in this case.
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