RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The dangers of dog bites
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 328
OP 329
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.037671
VO 60
IS 3
A1 Wareham, David W
A1 Michael, Joy S
A1 Warwick, Simon
A1 Whitlock, Paul
A1 Wood, Alan
A1 Das, Satya S
YR 2007
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/3/328.abstract
AB This report describes an unusual case of endocarditis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus as a result of dog bite. The diagnosis could be established only by molecular techniques after amplification of bacterial DNA from the infected cardiac valve. The epidemiology and management of Capnocytophaga infections is discussed, as well as the role of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing these infections after dog bites.