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Pasteurella multocida
Epidemiology:
1) most commonly transmitted to humans through a cat bite
2) present in 55-80% of wounds from cat bites
3) serious respiratory-tract infections may occur from caring for sick or dying pets [3]
Pathology:
1) cellulitis
2) bacteremia
3) endocarditis (rare)
4) respiratory tract infection
a) pneumonia
b) epiglottitis [3]
Clinical manifestations:
- may present as cellulitis within 6-8 hours of cat bite
Laboratory:
- Pasteurella multocida serology
- Pasteurella multocida serotype
- Pasteurella multocida antigen
- Pasteurella multocida toxin
- Pasteurella multocida identified in isolate
- Pasteurella multocida rRNA
Management:
1) penicillin [1]
2) cephalosporin [1]
3) fluoroquinolone [2]
4) azithromycin [2]
5) Bactrim [2]
6) tetracycline [2]
Related
Pasteurellosis
General
Pasteurella
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 500
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Myers EM et al.
Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated
with palliative pet care.
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Mar 15; 54:e55
PMID: 22238163