Pasteurella multocida
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Epidemiology
- most commonly transmitted to humans through a cat bite
- present in 55-80% of wounds from cat bites
- serious respiratory-tract infections may occur from caring for sick or dying pets[3]
Pathology
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
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 500
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 Myers EM et al. Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care. Clin Infect Dis 2012 Mar 15; 54:e55 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238163