Beware of the dog! Septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus revealed on peripheral blood smear.

Beware of the dog! Septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus revealed on peripheral blood smear. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2019 Dec 01;77(6):685-686 Authors: Gosset F, Sarret B, Mortreux S, Moquet O Abstract A blood smear examination led to the diagnosis of severe bacterial infection in a splenectomized patient. The knowledge of a relevant clinical information (recent dog bite) could have led to immediate presumptive identification of the causative agent, Capnocytophaga canimorsus. PMID: 31859646 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annales de Biologie Clinique - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Ann Biol Clin (Paris) Source Type: research