Capnocytophaga canimorsus endocarditis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of aortic valve endocarditis, caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus (previously known as CDC Group DF-2) secondary to a dog bite. Vegetations were documented by cross-sectional echocardiography and bacteraemia by positive haemocultures for this unusual gram-negative bacillus.
Medical subject headings
- Bites and Stings
- Capnocytophaga
- Dogs
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Seizures