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Disease/Syndrome	Capnocytophaga infection
Category	Infection, Occupational
Acute/Chronic	Acute-Moderate
Synonyms	Dysgonic fermenter-2 infection; DF-2 infection; Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Comments	Risk factors for infection are prior splenectomy, alcoholism, and other causes of impaired immunity. Cellulitis may be followed by septicemia after the lick, bite, or scratch of an infected cat or dog. Meningitis, endocarditis, and septic arthritis have also been reported. Patients may develop a maculopapular rash, thrombocytopenia, petechiae, acute renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, gangrene, and shock. [ID, p. 58, p. 1755]
Latency/Incubation	1-5 days
Diagnostic	Culture; Gram stain of the buffy coat: filamentous Gram negative rods; [ID] Grows best in 5% to 10% CO2; [Lexi-ID, p. 67]
ICD-9 Code	027.8
Effective Antimicrobics	Yes

Reference Link	CDC - DF-2
Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: arthralgia bleeding diathesis fever headache petechiae and ecchymoses rash (exanthem) shock skin infection stiff neck thrombocytopenia
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Handle infected dog or cat (bite or scratch)