title: [Pasteurella multocida septicaemia and pneumonia after chemotherapy in a patient who had no known contact with animals].
abstract: Pasteurella multocida inhabits the upper respiratory tract of many animals. It can cause skin and soft tissue infections in humans, usually in association with animal bites. We present a case of a 66-year-old chemotherapy-induced immunocompromised patient with lung cancer, who was treated for pneumonia and septicaemia due to P. multocida. There was no anamnestic contact with animals, which underlines the fact that immunocompromised patients can suffer from serious systemic infections due to P. multocida - even with no known animal contact.
authors.affiliation: Mikrobiologisk Afdeling Midt-Vest, Regionshospitalet Herning, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 Herning. marie_bjoedstrup@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Marie Bjødstrup
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasman
authors.forename: Frank Møller
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Aarestrup
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents