Pasteurella multocidusepticemia and meningitis in an infant

Autor: Kouppari, Georgia, Garoufi, Anastasia, Stamos, George, Zaphiropoulou, Anthi, Karpathios, Themistoklis, Legakis, Nicholas J.
Zdroj: Clinical Microbiology and Infection; February 1999, Vol. 5 Issue: 2 p101-102, 2p
Abstrakt: Pasteurellaspecies are small Gram-negative coccobacilli which are frequent commensals of the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract of many wild and domestic animals (usually cats and dogs). While they are mainly veterinary pathogens, they have been also reported worldwide as causative agents of human infections [1,2]. Pasteurella multocidais the most frequently isolated species from local infections following animal bites, chronic pulmonary disease, and systemic disease, including bacteremia and meningitis [1–4].
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