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Dog-bite induced sepsis: a report of four cases

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Occasionally, a dog-bite is complicated by a systemic overwhelming infection. We report four consecutive patients who were admitted to our intensive care unit because of sepsis syndrome following dog-bites. The history of these patients did not reveal any immunocompromising conditions. Capnocytophaga canimorsus (C. canimorsus) was cultured from the blood culture of 2 patients. Our data illustrate that in patients with lack of immune-deficiency severe sepsis may develop.

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  1. Intensive and Respiratory Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, PO. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    S. Hovenga, J. E. Tulleken, S. A. Jackson, T. S. v/d Werf & J. G. Zijlstra

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Laboratory for Public Health Groningen, University Hospital Groningen, PO. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    L. V. M. Möller

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Hovenga, S., Tulleken, J.E., Möller, L.V.M. et al. Dog-bite induced sepsis: a report of four cases. Intensive Care Med 23, 1179–1180 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050478

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