Fatal Pasteurella multocida septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis related with wound licked by a domestic dog.
A 68-y-old male had necrotizing fasciitis and bacteremia due to Pasteurella multocida. Saliva culture from his dog grew P. multocida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The human and dog P. multocida strains were of the same antibiogram but not identical tested with ribotyping. The wound licked by his dog was the only risk factor.
Chang
Ko
K
College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Siu
L K
LK
Chen
Yen-Hsu
YH
Lu
Po-Liang
PL
Chen
Tun-Chieh
TC
Hsieh
Hsiao-Chen
HC
Lin
Chun-Lu
CL
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents