title: Pasteurella aerogenes hamster bite peritonitis.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida has been reported to cause peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis after a cat bite or scratch to the catheter. We report a teenager with hamster bite peritonitis caused by P. aerogenes, an organism predominantly isolated from swine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Xiaotian T
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jerome C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Stanford T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shulman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006224:Cricetinae; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000145:classification*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D002442:Ceftazidime