[A sepsis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus: diagnostic and therapeutic options].

The authors present a case report of a patient with sepsis caused by Gram negative rod Capnocytophaga canimorsus resulting from a dog bite. The infection had a course of septic shock progressing into multiorgan failure and serious ischemic damage to the extremities. The etiologic agent was identified utilizing molecular genetic methods and its detailed microbiologic characteristics are provided below.

[Marseille fever imported from Spain].

The authors are presenting a case of young female with Marseille fever contracted in Spain. The clinical manifestation of the illness was characterized by fevers, exanthema, headache and a typical skin rash ("the black spot") and prompted the authors to strongly consider the diagnosis of Marseille fever and to initiate appropriate antibiotic therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed later by serology.