title: [Epizootiology, clinical aspects and therapy of Pasteurella multocida infection in bird patients after cat bite].
abstract: Since early 1986, fatal cases of Pasteurella multocida infection following cat bites have been seen regularly among avian patients at our institute. The problems of the epizootiology of this infection are discussed on the basis of research during the last three and a half years. By evaluation of collected data from clinical examinations, autopsies, bacteriological and biochemical diagnosis of isolated strains from birds and cats the possibility of transmission via cat bite is discussed as well as the status of cats and birds in an epizootic chain. Even birds with trivial wounds caused by cats must be classified as emergency patients. The risk of an infection after a cat bite is about 56%. For treatment of a Pasteurella multocida infection Doxycycline should be used.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geflügelkrankheiten, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Korbel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001717:Birds; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D002415:Cats; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline
vernacular_title: Epizootiologie, Klinik und Therapie der Pasteurella-multocida-Infektion beim Vogelpatienten nach Katzenbiss.