Pers C, Kristiansen J E, Scheibel J H, Eskildsen P C, Jensen F, Jensen E
Scand J Infect Dis. 1986;18(3):265-7. doi: 10.3109/00365548609032336.
A case of fatal septicaemia caused by DF-2, a fastidious gram-negative rod is presented. Attention is drawn to the connection between DF-2 septicaemia and dog bites or contacts, not only in patients with impaired host defence but also in previously healthy individuals. As the organism is difficult to subculture, infections with DF-2 may easily be overlooked.
