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Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
= most common cause ... , hypotension, renal ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infection #Diagnosis ... #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... flora of healthy cats ... stain: Peripheral smear ... #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
hematuria, H/A. diagnosis ... N meningitis, capnocytophaga ... Indiana University Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship ... #babesia #microti
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Capnocytophaga ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Capnocytophaga ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases