Septicemia due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus following dog bite in an elderly male

A previously healthy, 67-year-old, man with past medical history of myocardial infarction and hypertension was rushed to the emergency room after sudden onset of fever, chills, severe rigors, hypotension, tachycardia and vomiting. The patient was diagnosed as being in septic shock, and investigation...

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Main Authors: Sowmya Chary, Megha Joshi, Sriharshan Reddy, Cheryl Ryan, Venu Saddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=2;spage=368;epage=370;aulast=Chary