title: Pasteurella multocidaurinary tract infection in a patient with cervical cancer.
abstract: Introduction.Infections caused byPasteurellaspecies are commonly associated with contact with dogs and cats, typically involving bites and scratches, but casual contact with household pets can also be a risk factor. Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused byPasteurellaspecies is rare and a significant majority of cases have some known risk factor associated with an underlying chronic illness or structural and/or functional urological abnormality.Case presentation.Here, we present a case of a UTI due toPasteurella multocidain a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix who also had a household cat.Conclusion.Providers and laboratorians should be aware of risk factors associated with UTIs caused byPasteurellaspecies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Manmeet B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood, IL , USA.
authors.forename: Amanda T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Harrington
keywords: Pasteurella multocida; cervical cancer; urinary tract infection