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

• Main Authors: Sowmya Chary (Author), Megha Joshi (Author), Sriharshan Reddy (Author), Cheryl Ryan (Author), Venu Saddi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...