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Capnocytophaga infection
Occupational Disease Capnocytophaga infection
Capnocytophaga infection Category Infection, Occupational
Capnocytophaga infection Severity
Acute-Moderate
Capnocytophaga infection Synonyms
Dysgonic fermenter-2 infection; DF-2 infection; Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection
Information on Capnocytophaga infection Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
This infection has been described in workers with impaired immunity from absence of the spleen, alcoholism, or chronic pulmonary disease. Cellulitis may be followed by septicemia after the lick, bite, or scratch of an infected cat or dog. Meningitis, endocarditis, and septic arthritis have also been reported with a case fatality rate of 4%-27% in individuals with impaired immunity. [Chin, p. 89]
Capnocytophaga infection Latency
1-5 days
Capnocytophaga infection References
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00019514.htm