Pasteurella multocida pneumonia with empyema.
We report a case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia and empyema in an otherwise healthy patient. The most frequently observed human complication with this microorganism is a local wound infection. Only a few cases of pneumonia have been described, and most of the patients were immunodeficient.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis