title: A case report of total knee arthroplasty infected by Pasteurella multocida.
abstract: A 72-year-old woman with a total knee prosthesis was infected with Pasteurella multocida organisms from a cat bite. The joint was successfully salvaged by surgical debridement, closed tube irrigation utilizing .25% acetic acid and appropriate antibiotics.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010400:Penicillin G; D010068:Oxacillin