Fatal Septicaemia Caused by DF-2 in a Previously Healthy Man

Charlotte Pers Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jette E. Kristiansen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jens H. Scheibel Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter C. Eskildsen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Frank Jensen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Erik Jensen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen County Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine C, Glostrup County Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

A case of fatal septicaemia caused by DF-2, a fastidious gram-negative rod is presented. Attention is drawn to the connection between DF-2 septicaemia and dog bites or contacts, not only in patients with impaired host defence but also in previously healthy individuals. As the organism is difficult to subculture, infections with DF-2 may easily be overlooked.

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