title: Telescoping plugged catheter. An unusual way of diagnosing Pasteurella multocida pneumonia.
abstract: We report a case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia and its unusual clinical presentation. We also discuss the rarity of its diagnosis by TPC specimens and the delay in both an adequate diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hospital del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Santana
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Antunez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodriguez de Castro
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Manzano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation*