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Sepse vyvolana Capnocytophaga canimorsus, možnosti diagnostiky a léčby.

Title in English Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis; diagnosis and therapy.
Authors

FREIBERGEROVÁ Michaela PAŘÍZKOVÁ Radana ŽALOUDÍKOVÁ Barbora FREIBERGER Tomáš JURÁNKOVÁ Jana BURGET Ivo HUSA Petr

Year of publication 2007
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Klinická mikrobiologie a infekční lékařství
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology
Keywords sepsis; Capnocytophaga canimorsus; dog bite
Description The authors present a case report of a patient with sepsis caused by Gram negative rod Capnocytophaga canimorsus resulting from a dog bite. The infection had a course of septic shock progressing into multiorgan failure and serious ischemic damage to the extremities. The etiologic agent was identified utilizing molecular genetic methods and its detailed microbiologic characteristics are provided below. The report also outlines diagnostic and therapeutic options of this otherwise most likely under-diagnosed infection.

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