Journal of Clinical Pathology 2007;60:328-329
CASE REPORT
The dangers of dog bites
1 Centre for Infectious Disease, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK
3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK
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Dr S S Das
St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London WC1 7BE, UK; s.s.das{at}qmul.ac.uk
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.
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