Bergeyella zoohelcumBacteremia after a Dog Bite

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Sir—Patients who sustain wounds caused by animal bites have the potential to develop such serious complications as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and long-term hand dysfunction. Ninety percent of these bites are from dogs and cats. It is estimated that 3%–18% of dog bites and 28%–80% of cat bites become infected. Pasteurella species, including P. multocida and P. septica, are the isolates most frequently recovered from dog bite wounds. Streptococci, staphylococci, and Moraxella, Cory-nebacterium, and Neisseria species are the next most frequently isolated aerobic organisms. Anaerobic isolates are recovered—almost always in mixed culture— from 56% of wounds caused by dog bites [1]. We report the case of a patient who was bitten by a dog and developed bacteremia caused by Bergeyella zoohelcum.

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