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  • Title: Fulminant septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in Italy: Case report.
    Author: Piccinelli G, Caccuri F, De Peri E, Tironi A, Odolini S, Notarangelo LD, Gargiulo F, Castelli F, Latronico N, Facchetti F, Caruso A.
    Journal: Int J Infect Dis; 2018 Jul; 72():3-5. PubMed ID: 29730383.
    Abstract:
    Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection was recently recognized as a zoonosis. We report the first case of fulminant septic shock in Italy caused by this pathogen. The patient, with a history of splenectomy, died at the main hospital in Brescia with a presumptive diagnosis of sepsis. PCR and sequencing on post mortem samples confirmed C. canimorsus as a causative organism. Our purpose is to alert medical professionals to the virulence of C. canimorsus in asplenic and immunocompromised patients.
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