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Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system.

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Ensor, CR; Russell, SD; Wittstein, IS; Conte, JV
Published in: Prog Transplant
June 2011

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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Prog Transplant

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ISSN

1526-9248

Publication Date

June 2011

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

121 / 123

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Splenectomy
  • Shock, Septic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
 

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Ensor, C. R., Russell, S. D., Wittstein, I. S., & Conte, J. V. (2011). Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. Prog Transplant, 21(2), 121–123. https://doi.org/10.1177/152692481102100206
Ensor, Christopher R., Stuart D. Russell, Ilan S. Wittstein, and John V. Conte. “Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system.Prog Transplant 21, no. 2 (June 2011): 121–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/152692481102100206.
Ensor CR, Russell SD, Wittstein IS, Conte JV. Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. Prog Transplant. 2011 Jun;21(2):121–3.
Ensor, Christopher R., et al. “Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system.Prog Transplant, vol. 21, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 121–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/152692481102100206.
Ensor CR, Russell SD, Wittstein IS, Conte JV. Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. Prog Transplant. 2011 Jun;21(2):121–123.
Journal cover image

Published In

Prog Transplant

DOI

ISSN

1526-9248

Publication Date

June 2011

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

121 / 123

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Splenectomy
  • Shock, Septic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections