Pasteurella multocida infection in a post-chemotherapy neutropenic host following cat exposure.
We report a case of Pasteurella multocida infection in a neutropenic patient. History of contact with animals is important, particularly in patients who present with localized cellulitis and neutropenic fever. Clinical features and treatment of the disease are discussed.
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Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005472:Fluorouracil; D008727:Methotrexate