Oxidase-positive gram negative coccobacillus

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This 65-year-old woman was bitten by her cat on the right middle finger at 8:00am. She rinsed the bite with water, and at 4:30pm she noted pain and swelling in the finger and right hand. She then noticed red streaking up the forearm and chills. On examination, she had a temperature of 38°C and her right upper extremity was notable for swelling, erythema, warmth, and tenderness. Laboratory studies demonstrated an elevated white blood cell count of 12,000/mm3 with a left shift (presence of immature neutrophils in peripheral blood). Aspiration of an abscess on her finger was sent for culture, and the patient was taken to the operating room for incision and drainage of the abscess. An oxidase-positive Gram negative coccobacillus on chocolate agar but not on MacConkey agar was recovered from the abscess. Which organism was isolated in the culture of the abscess?

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