Septic shock and meningitis caused by <i>Capnocytophaga canimorsus</i> (serovar B) in an immunocompetent patient: case report
Even immunocompetent patients are at risk of severe infection caused by <i>Capnocytophaga canimorsus</i>. These infections are an important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with fever following recent dog exposure with serovars A-C being the most common in human clinical isolates.
Authors
- Marc Westerholt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0923-9806)
- Lukas Frans Ocias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3437-0897)
- Zoja Germuskova
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Karlstad Central Hospital (SE)
- Center for Clinical Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00076-24
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Zürich
- Region Värmland
- Université de Namur