TY - JOUR
T1 - Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system
AU - Ensor, Christopher R.
AU - Russell, Stuart D.
AU - Wittstein, Ilan S.
AU - Conte, John V.
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - Fulminant septic shock associated with Capnocytophagia canimorsus bacteremia developed in a 54-year-old asplenic man, a heart transplantation candidate who was supported with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist system, after he experienced a dog bite. He improved after administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which were narrowed to ampicillin/sulbactam for a prolonged 6-week course, and subsequently recovered fully.
AB - Fulminant septic shock associated with Capnocytophagia canimorsus bacteremia developed in a 54-year-old asplenic man, a heart transplantation candidate who was supported with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist system, after he experienced a dog bite. He improved after administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which were narrowed to ampicillin/sulbactam for a prolonged 6-week course, and subsequently recovered fully.
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U2 - 10.7182/prtr.21.2.1358461374r76423
DO - 10.7182/prtr.21.2.1358461374r76423
M3 - Article
C2 - 21736240
AN - SCOPUS:79961180800
SN - 1526-9248
VL - 21
SP - 121
EP - 123
JO - Progress in Transplantation
JF - Progress in Transplantation
IS - 2
ER -