Case report: Pasturella multocida empyema.
Pasturella multocida is a species of small, bipolar staining coccobacillus residing, saprophytically, in the oropharynx of many domestic and wild animals. Infection or cellulitis caused by Pasturella multocida most often occurs after a dog bite or cat bite.
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D000368:Aged; D000828:Animal Population Groups; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004653:Empyema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D016979:Pasteurella multocida