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01-10-2020 | Septicemia | Brief Report
Septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canis after a cat scratch
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 10/2020
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Capnocytophaga canis is an uncommon cause of septic shock. Only three cases have been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we describe the case of a 70-year-old male admitted to the intensive care unit for septic shock of unknown origin. On day 2, one anaerobic bottle out of the two sets taken at admission turned positive with Gram-negative bacilli. The pathogen was identified by 16S rRNA gene as C. canis. The strain was characterized and compared with other clinical isolates of Capnocytophaga spp.