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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*[[Gram negative]] rod transmitted through dog bites | *[[Gram negative]] rod transmitted through dog bites | ||
*Presents commonly as [[septic shock]], multiorgan system failure, [[gangrene]], [[meningitis]] | |||
*Supportive therapy, [[antibiotics]] | |||
*Presents commonly as septic shock, multiorgan system failure, gangrene, meningitis | |||
*Supportive therapy, antibiotics | |||
*Mortality 26-30% | *Mortality 26-30% | ||
===Risk factors=== | |||
*[[Splenectomy]], hyposplenism | |||
*[[Alcoholism]] | |||
==[[Antibiotic Sensitivities]]<ref>Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014</ref>== | ==[[Antibiotic Sensitivities]]<ref>Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014</ref>== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
*Penicillin G | *[[Penicillin G]] | ||
*Augmentin | *[[Augmentin]] | ||
*Carbapenems | *[[Carbapenems]] | ||
==Table Overview== | ==Table Overview== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:59, 1 September 2019
Background
- Gram negative rod transmitted through dog bites
- Presents commonly as septic shock, multiorgan system failure, gangrene, meningitis
- Supportive therapy, antibiotics
- Mortality 26-30%
Risk factors
- Splenectomy, hyposplenism
- Alcoholism
Antibiotic Sensitivities[1]
Table Overview
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See Also
References
- EBMedicine
- ↑ Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014