title: Breast prosthesis infection and pets: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pets are not always the human's best friends, particularly in the presence of comorbidities such as wounds. The following case report describes a Pasteurella multocida infection of a reconstructive breast implant due to a close contact between a cat and its owner.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 33-year-old woman developed a breast implant infection 13 days after an immediate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy for a multifocal ductal carcinoma. The wound was explored surgically and the implant removed. Culture extracted from fluid around the prosthesis evidenced the presence of P. multocida, a Gram-negative coccobacillus which is present in the oral commensal flora of cats and dogs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the case of breast infection, surgical revision - with or without removal of the implant - is required in order to carry out a meticulous intraoperative cleaning. Antibiotherapy is always necessary in such cases. Particularly when patients presenting comorbidities are concerned, the focus must be put on avoiding close contact of the wound with pets.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: antoine.lenne@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lenne
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Defourny
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Clinique Saint-Anne Saint-Rémi Chirec boulevard Jules Graindor, 66 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lafosse
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vandercam
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berlière
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lengelé
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Department, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc avenue Hippocrate, 10 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Villalobos
keywords: Breast prosthesis; Infection; Pasteurella multocida; Pets