Fulminant septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in Italy: Case report
- Giorgio Piccinelli
- Francesca Caccuri
- Elena De Peri
- Andrea Tironi
- Silvia Odolini
- Lucia Dora Notarangelo
- Franco Gargiulo
- Francesco Castelli
- Nicola Latronico
- Fabio Facchetti
- Arnaldo Caruso
Publication date
July 2018
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV Journal
International Journal of Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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. Keywords: Capnocytophaga canimorsus, septic shock, PCR, sequencin
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