Pasteurella multocida. Infections after domestic animal bites and scratches.
Pasteurella multocida is a common cause of infection followingbites or scratches caused by dogs and cats.  However, it is rarely reported and appar-ently often overlooked as a pathogen.  It causes the typical clinical manifestationsof a rapidly developing cellulitis at the site of injury.  The infection is potentiallydangerous and can cause a chronic local infection of deep tissues and septicemia.  However, it responds well to several antimicrobials, with penicillin being the drug ofchoice
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins