View source for Capnocytophaga canimorsus

==Background==
*[[Gram negative]] rod transmitted through dog bites
*Presents commonly as [[septic shock]], multiorgan system failure, [[gangrene]], [[meningitis]]
*Supportive therapy, [[antibiotics]]
*Mortality 26-30%

===Risk factors===
*[[Splenectomy]], hyposplenism
*[[Alcoholism]]

==[[Antibiotic Sensitivities]]<ref>Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014</ref>==
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*[[Penicillin G]]
*[[Augmentin]]
*[[Carbapenems]]

==Table Overview==
{{Clinically Relevant Bacteria}}

==See Also==
*[[Microbiology (Main)]]
*[[Mammalian bites]]

==References==
*EBMedicine
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