Pasteurella multocida septicaemia in 2 Swedish patients.
The clinical manifestation of human infections with Pasteurella multocida is most often cellulitis and this pathogen rarely causes septicaemia. We describe 2 Swedish patients with P. multocida septicaemia who were admitted to the same ward within the space of 7 months.
Berge
Andreas
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Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm.
Fagergren
Anna
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Stiernstedt
Susanne Hammers
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013548:Sweden; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D010400:Penicillin G