Pathogens
Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Precautions

Routine Practices

Susceptibilities

General Information

Aerobic fastidious encapsulated Gram-negative bacilli.

Naturally found as normal oral flora of cats and dogs.

Global distribution. Mainly transmitted by animal bites with increased severity in splenectomized patients, individuals with liver disorder, and with immunosuppression.

Community-acquired infections including:

  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Bloodstream infection

A variable rash (macular vs. papular, and occasionally purpura fulminans) occurs in 20-40% of patients with bacteremia.