title: Pasteurella multocida meningitis and cervical spine osteomyelitis in a neonate.
abstract: A 20-day-old male infant presented with fever, decreased alertness and quadriparesis as a result of Pasteurella multocida meningitis and C1-2 vertebral osteomyelitis. Although his household contained 2 pet cats, there was no history of bites, scratches or licks. We speculate that colonization of the nasopharynx was followed by contiguous spread to the retropharyngeal soft tissue, cervical vertebrae and meninges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Denton
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hirsh
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dobson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents