title: An atypical presentation of a Pasteurella multocida infection following a cat bite: a case report.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida is a bacterial organism that commonly causes cellulitis after animal bites, especially cat bites. We report an unusual vesiculopustular infection of the hand following a domestic cat bite. Pasteurella multocida and Staphylococcus aureus were cultured from the wound and the patient was treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium. Further history revealed that the patient's cat had nibbled on her hand. Pasteurella usually is resistant to many of the typical empiric antibiotics used to treat skin infections. Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium (500 mg 3 times daily) is the treatment of choice for patients who have an infected cat or dog bite with no known bacterial cause. A thorough patient history is needed to promptly arrive at a proper diagnosis for an atypical presentation of a common disease.
authors: San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Texas, USA.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Collins
authors: Brigitte
authors: B
authors: Flanagan
authors: J Scott
authors: JS
authors: Henning
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination