Pasteurella infections in a tertiary centre – from cellulitis to multiple-organ failure: Retrospective case series. (16th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vesza, Zsófia; Boattini, Matteo; Pinto, Margarida; Marques da Silva, Pedro
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 5(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-12-16
• Subjects: Infectious diseases -- Pasteurella infections -- zoonoses -- wound infection -- sepsis -- immunosuppression -- aged; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X17748286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review the clinical features of pasteurellosis in a tertiary centre over a period of 4½ years. We have identified eight cases of Pasteurella multocida and one case of Pasteurella canis infection, with a large diversity of clinical pictures and outcomes. All patients were elderly and/or immunocompromised and 55.6% reported animal exposure. Soft tissue infections were the most prevalent (55.6%), followed by pneumonia (22.2%) and sepsis (22.2 %). All isolates were susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics using in vitro sensitivity testing. The overall mortality was 33.3%, which occurred in patients with no evidence of animal contact.