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Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using rea...

Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using rea...

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Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using real-time Nanopore sequencing: a case report

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Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using real-time Nanopore sequencing: a case report

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC infectious diseases, 2019-07, Vol.19 (1), p.660-5, Article 660

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment is imperative in bacterial sepsis due increasing risk of mortality with every hour without appropriate antibiotic therapy. Atypical infections with fastidious organisms may take more than 4 days to diagnose leading to calls for improved methods for rapidly diagnosing sepsis. Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a s...

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Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using real-time Nanopore sequencing: a case report

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2526c54e7d36480bb1638b33a4552740

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2526c54e7d36480bb1638b33a4552740

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1471-2334

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1471-2334

DOI

10.1186/s12879-019-4173-2

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