title: Acute cholecystitis with bacteremia caused by Pasteurella multocida.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pasteurella multocida is a commensal organism present in the oral cavities of many animals. It can cause various infections including soft tissue, joint, and respiratory infections in human beings, but intra-abdominal infection by P. multocida is rare. We report our experience with a case of acute cholecystitis with bacteremia caused by P. multocida.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient was a 39-year-old female who underwent emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The patient's blood and bile cultures were positive for P. multocida. She kept a dog and a cat as pets, but denied having had any bites or major scratches. Our investigation did not find that she had any sign of other potential sources of infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute cholecystitis can be a primary source of Pasteurella bacteremia in a previously healthy, young patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kameda Medical Center , Kamogawa, Japan .
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Shigetoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uramaru
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiyasu
authors.forename: Nobuyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*