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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 649-651, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.649-651.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Capnocytophaga canimorsus Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Why the Mailman Is Afraid of Dogs

David M. Tierney,1* Leigh P. Strauss,1 and Jason L. Sanchez2,3

Department of Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota,1 Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,2 Infectious Disease Consultants PA, Minnetonka, Minnesota3

Received 23 August 2005/ Returned for modification 9 October 2005/ Accepted 2 December 2005

We describe the first case report of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an immunocompetent 65-year-old man. The exposure occurred after his dog scratched his arm and subsequently licked the wound. A review of C. canimorsus, a rarely pathogenic but potentially devastating bacterium, is also presented.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Graduate Medical Education (11135), 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407-3799. Phone: (651) 778-1333. Fax: (612) 863-4144. E-mail: tier0038{at}tc.umn.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 649-651, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.649-651.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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