title: Epidemiology of human infections by Pasteurella and related groups in France.
abstract: A retrospective study of infections due to Pasteurella (P.) and related groups was performed between the Pasteurella National Center and Nancy's hospital from 1985 to 1991. Among the 958 cases recorded, wound infections (bites, scratches and punctures) were the common forms of pasteurellosis (66%) caused by P. multocida (48%), P. canis (11%), P. dagmatis (5%), P. stomatis (4%), and in few cases by groups EF-4 and M-5 (14 and 13%, respectively). In human infections unrelated to animal wounds, respiratory tract diseases and bacteremia-septicemia were the predominant infections with respectively 19 and 11%, and caused by P. multocida. Next in importance were urogenital (2.5%), abdominal (1%) and central nervous system (< 1%) infections. The majority of animal bite wound infections was treated with penicillins or tetracyclines; with other forms, penicillins and cephalosporins were more likely.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Pasteurella, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Escande
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents