title: Pasteurella multocida sepsis and meningitis in 2-month-old twin infants after household exposure to a slaughtered sheep.
abstract: This article outlines 2 cases of Pasteurella multocida sepsis and meningitis in 2-month-old twins after their father was exposed to a sheep during a sacrifice celebration at home. These cases emphasize the necessity of respecting basic hygiene rules and the danger involved in animal sacrifice without suitable professional structure.
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France. christelle.guillet@nck.aphp.fr
authors: Christelle
authors: C
authors: Guillet
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Join-Lambert
authors: Etienne
authors: E
authors: Carbonnelle
authors: Agnès
authors: A
authors: Ferroni
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Vachée
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology*; D014427:Twins