title: Deep sternal wound infection due to Pasteurella multocida: the first case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative bacterium recovered from a wide variety of wild and domestic animals and has mostly been associated with infection following animal bites. We present the first reported case of a patient who developed a postoperative sternal wound infection due to P. multocida complicated by bloodstream infection. The outcome was favorable following surgical debridement and antimicrobial therapy. We also review the literature regarding P. multocida postoperative wound infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada. richard.baillot@chg.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baillot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voisine
authors.forename: L M E G
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Longtin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents