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Pasteurella multocida (PM) is gram-negative coccobacillus that is commonly acquired through a cat scratch or bite. The standard antibiotic of choice for treating PM is penicillin. We present a case of PM empyema in a penicillin allergic 56-year-old female who has a history of contact with domestic cats and is known to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a chronic history of smoking. The patient was treated successfully with Levofloxacin as alternative treatment to penicillin.
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Immunocompromised patients and their pets: Still best friends? Vet J 2013; 197:662-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pasteurella infection after muraenidae bite in an HIV infected patient. Travel Med Infect Dis 2013; 11:250-1. [PMID: 23608461 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We report a case of Pasteurella dagmatis wound infection in an immunocompromised HIV infected patient after bite by a marine carnivore in Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic), presumably a muraenidae. Identification of the Pasteurella species from wound sampling was obtained twice by mass spectrometry and confirmed by 16S RNA sequencing.
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Pasteurella multocida Bacteremia in a Patient With Ovarian Cancer and Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2012; 3:205-9. [PMID: 18472893 PMCID: PMC2366153 DOI: 10.1155/s1064744995000639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/1995] [Accepted: 12/06/1995] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background:Pasteurella multocida is a commensal organism found in the saliva and oropharynx of domestic animals. It causes a variety of human infections ranging from cellulitis to bacteremia and sepsis. The severity of infection is somewhat related to the immunocompetency of the infected host. An immunocompromised host is more likely to suffer a disseminated infection as a result of contact with this organism than an immunocompetent host. This case report and review of the literature are presented to further evaluate the types of infections caused by this organism in oncology patients. Case: A 54-year-old woman with epithelial ovarian cancer and a chemotherapy-induced nadir of her WBC count developed P. multocida bacteremia after she incurred a scratch from her pet cat. She was treated with ceftazidime and then penicillin G with prompt resolution of the bacteremia. Conclusion: This paper summarizes an infectious complication that is likely to become more common as chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and pet ownership in the elderly become common coincidences. As such, oncologists and infectious disease physicians should keep this organism in mind when selecting antibiotics to treat the febrile, nadiring cancer patient who has known pet contact.
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Muntaner L, Suriñach JM, Zuñiga D, Fernández De Sevilla T, Ferrer A. Respiratory pasteurellosis: Infection or colonization? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 40:555-60. [DOI: 10.1080/00365540801894779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lefebvre SL, Peregrine AS, Golab GC, Gumley NR, Waltner-Toews D, Weese JS. A veterinary perspective on the recently published guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health-care facilities. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2008; 233:394-402. [PMID: 18673025 DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.3.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Schmulewitz L, Chandesris MO, Mainardi JL, Poirée S, Viard JP, Lecuit M, Mamzer-Bruneel MF, Lortholary O. Invasive Pasteurella multocida sinusitis in a renal transplant patient. Transpl Infect Dis 2008; 10:206-8. [PMID: 17655653 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pasteurella are commensal gram-negative bacteria isolated from the oral cavity of many domesticated animals. Most human infections occur post animal bite or scratch injury resulting in local cutaneous infection; however, case reports suggest that transmission may occur via animal secretions. Pasteurella species can be associated with serious systemic infections particularly in those with underlying disease and in the immunocompromised. We present a case of invasive Pasteurella multocida sinusitis in an immunocompromised renal transplant patient most likely acquired from a pet dog through direct mucosal inoculation via licking.
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- L Schmulewitz
- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris V, René Descartes, Paris, France
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Torres Sopena L, Vela Moreno J, Navarro Pardos C, Sahagún Pareja J, Burillo Fuertes P, Lasso Olayo J. Celulitis en una mujer de 88 años. Rev Clin Esp 2008; 208:255-6. [DOI: 10.1157/13119922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Goussard P, Gie RP, Steyn F, Rossouw GJ, Kling S. Pasteurella multocida lung and liver abscess in an immune-competent child. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006; 41:275-8. [PMID: 16429437 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We report on a 20-month-old infant with a complicated lung and liver abscess caused by Pasteurella multocida after the child had been in close contact with a domestic cat. Surgical drainage confirmed lung and liver abscesses connected to each other, with involvement of the diaphragm.
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- P Goussard
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
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Lassalle S, Hofman V, Oreggiani O, Vénissac N, Hofman P. Une cause inhabituelle de lésion granulomateuse pulmonaire chez le patient immunocompétent: l’infection à Pasteurella multocida. Ann Pathol 2006; 26:35-8. [PMID: 16841009 DOI: 10.1016/s0242-6498(06)70659-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report a case of lung infection caused by Pasteurella multocida in an immunocompetent patient. Diagnosis was made both on histological analysis of a lung wedge resection, showing pyoepithelioid granulomas, and on bacteriological cultures from lung tissue. Histological diagnosis of pulmonary pasteurellosis is difficult, and other etiological causes of pyoepithelioid granulomas of the lung have to be discussed. Pulmonary pasteurellosis is particularly severe in immunocompromised patients, and should be systematically suspected in patients exposed to pets, eventhough a percutaneous exposure is not usually found for these patients.
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- Sandra Lassalle
- Laboratoire de Pathologie Clinique et Expérimentale, Hôpital Pasteur, BP 69, 06002 Nice Cedex
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Brown RR, Elston TH, Evans L, Glaser C, Gulledge ML, Jarboe L, Lappin MR, Marcus LC, Tuzio H, Edwards D, Kudrak S, Richards J, Rodan I. Feline zoonoses guidelines from the American Association of Feline Practitioners. J Feline Med Surg 2005; 7:243-74. [PMID: 16130211 PMCID: PMC10822331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Umemori Y, Hiraki A, Murakami T, Aoe K, Matsuda E, Makihara S, Takeyama H. Chronic lung abscess with Pasteurella multocida infection. Intern Med 2005; 44:754-6. [PMID: 16093601 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report a patient with chronic lung abscess due to Pasteurella multocida infection that may be caused by the contact with cows in his workplace. Despite its apparent rarity, chronic abscess due to P. multocida should be considered in the differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary masses. This case report suggests that P. multocida infection can be potentially caused from saliva of cows as well as dogs or cats.
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- Yoshiki Umemori
- Department of Respiratory Surgery, National Sanyo Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Yamaguchi
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Haya Fernández C, Martínez García MA, Soler Cataluña JJ, García Aguayo JM, Román Sánchez P. [Pasteurella multocida infection of cavitated lung squamous carcinoma]. Arch Bronconeumol 2003; 39:236-8. [PMID: 12749808 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(03)75368-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pasteurella multocida has rarely been reported to cause lung disease in humans. Infection usually arises from bites or scratches from animal carriers of the pathogen. Cases of pneumonia, lung abscess, airway infection or infection of pre-existing bronchiectasis have been described, usually in individuals who are in direct contact with carrier animals and who have a chronic debilitating disease. It is unusual for P. multocida to be ingested and appear among oropharyngeal flora in humans. We report the first case published (Medline search 1966-2002) of a cavitated lung with squamous carcinoma that became infected by P. multocida in an elderly patient who denied contact with potential carrier animals. We believe that the P. multocida infection in humans is underdiagnosed because clinical suspicion is low and the bacterium is highly susceptible to common antibiotics.
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- C Haya Fernández
- Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital General de Requena. Valencia. España
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Bastas A, Markou N, Botsi C, Myrianthefs P, Trigidou R, Poulakis N, Polyzogopoulos D. Malakoplakia of the lung caused by Pasteurella multocida in a patient with AIDS. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2003; 34:536-8. [PMID: 12195882 DOI: 10.1080/003655402320208794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We present a case of malakoplakia of the lung caused by Pasteurella multocida in a patient with AIDS. This is the first report to implicate P. multocida in the pathogenesis of malakoplakia.
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- Antonios Bastas
- Fourth Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Athens Chest Hospital Sotiria, Athens, Greece
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Chen HI, Hulten K, Clarridge JE. Taxonomic subgroups of Pasteurella multocida correlate with clinical presentation. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:3438-41. [PMID: 12202590 PMCID: PMC130671 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.9.3438-3441.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pasteurella multocida is a small nonmotile gram-negative coccobacillus that is found in the nasopharynx and gastrointestinal tract of many wild and domesticated animals. In humans it most commonly causes cellulitis and localized superficial skin abscesses following an animal bite or scratch. The respiratory tract is the second most common site of infection for PASTEURELLA: Of the more than 17 species of Pasteurella known, Pasteurella multocida subsp. multocida and Pasteurella multocida subsp. septica are among the most common pathogens in humans. With the use of molecular techniques, distinction between different subspecies of P. multocida can be made more easily and accurately. We used the sequence of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and repetitive extragenic palindromic sequence-PCR (REP-PCR) to characterize 20 strains (14 of P. multocida subsp. multocida and 6 of P. multocida subsp. septica; the 16S rDNA is identical for P. multocida subsp. multocida and Pasteurella multocida subsp. gallicida but differs from that of P. multocida subsp. septica) isolated from various anatomic sites. We found excellent correlation between the 16S rDNA sequence (a marker for a small conserved region of the genome), REP-PCR (a marker for a large portion of the genome), and biochemical tests (trehalose and sorbitol). We also found a correlation between the clinical presentation and the taxonomic group, with P. multocida subsp. septica more often associated with wounds than with respiratory infections (67 versus 17%, respectively) (P < 0.05, Z test) and P. multocida subsp. multocida more often associated with respiratory infections than with wounds (71 versus 14%, respectively) (P < 0.05, Z test).
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- Henry I Chen
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas USA
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Hara H, Ochiai T, Morishima T, Arashima Y, Kumasaka K, Kawano KY. Pasteurella canis osteomyelitis and cutaneous abscess after a domestic dog bite. J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46:S151-2. [PMID: 12004298 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.106350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The genus Pasteurella is part of the normal oral flora of many animals, including domestic cats and dogs. In humans, Pasteurella may cause complications ranging from cellulitis to septicemia but rarely causes osteomyelitis or septic arthritis after bites and/or scratches by cats and dogs. Although Pasteurella multocida is a common cause of infection, other Pasteurella species have also been cultured from wounds in humans. We describe here, a case of a cutaneous abscess and acute osteomyelitis associated with P canis after a domestic dog bite. To our knowledge, no previous case of P canis has been reported as the cause of acute osteomyelitis in humans.
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- Hiroyuki Hara
- Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Schuchard M, Clauson W. An Interesting and Heretofore Unreported Infection of a Spinal Cord Stimulator: Smitten by a Kitten Revisited. Neuromodulation 2001; 4:67-71. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.2001.00067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bacha F, Domachowske JB. Pasteurella multocida pneumonia in an adolescent with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy following exposure to his helper dog. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2001; 40:159-61. [PMID: 11307962 DOI: 10.1177/000992280104000306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- F Bacha
- Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Hazouard E, Ferrandière M, Brunereau L, Garot D, Rivoire B, Lanotte P, Lemarié E. Fulminant Pasteurella multocida lung abscess in a chronic alcohol abuser: diagnosis using intracavital lavage. Intensive Care Med 2000; 26:1404-5. [PMID: 11089779 DOI: 10.1007/s001340000617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Breen D, Schonell M, Au T, Reiss-Levy E. Pasteurella multocida: a case report of bacteremic pneumonia and 10-year laboratory review. Pathology 2000; 32:152-3. [PMID: 10840839 DOI: 10.1080/003130200104448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Pasteurella multocida is a normal oral commensal in animals. Animal bites are often complicated by severe wound infection due to P. multocida, but systemic infection is rare. We report a patient with bacteremic pneumonia successfully treated with ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin. We also review the clinical isolates of P. multocida reported by a major teaching hospital laboratory over a 10-year period. There were 23 patients, comprising the present case, 17 patients with wound infections following animal bites, one case of neonatal meningitis and associated maternal vaginal carriage of P. multocida, and three sputum isolates of doubtful significance.
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- D Breen
- St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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Westling K, Bygdeman S, Engkvist O, Jorup-Rönström C. Pasteurella multocida infection following cat bites in humans. J Infect 2000; 40:97-8. [PMID: 10762122 DOI: 10.1053/jinf.1999.0573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Corne P, Bourdin A, Hernandez M, Landreau L, Jonquet O. [Aspiration pneumonia from Pasteurella multocida]. Rev Med Interne 1999; 20:951-2. [PMID: 10573736 DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(00)80105-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ferrandiere M, Hazouard E, Cattier B, Von Ey F, Dequin P, Giniès G. Immunodépression, perte du revêtement cutané, animal domestique : trois facteurs à risques de septicémie à Pasteurella multocida. À propos de deux cas mortels. Med Mal Infect 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(99)80023-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Blain H, George MY, Jeandel C. Exposure to domestic cats or dogs: risk factor for Pasteurella multocida pneumonia in older people? J Am Geriatr Soc 1998; 46:1329-30. [PMID: 9777928 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04564.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Non-opportunistic bacterial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality for HIV-infected adults and children. Factors associated with increased risk of these include altered B- and T-cell function; altered phagocytic cell function; skin and mucous membrane defects; and use of indwelling vascular catheters, antibiotics, or cytotoxic agents. The pathogens encountered most frequently are S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, Salmonella sp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Less commonly encountered organisms include Rhodococcus equi, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella sp., and Nocardia asteroides, Strategies for prevention as well as diagnosis and treatment of these are discussed.
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- A Kovacs
- Infectious Diseases Section, New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, USA
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Depraetere K, Colebunders R, Vos L, Pym AS, Ieven M. Pasteurella multocida abcess in an African patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Microbiol Infect 1997; 3:700-701. [PMID: 11864219 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00484.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bassetti C, Aldrich MS, Chervin RD, Quint D. Sleep apnea in patients with transient ischemic attack and stroke: a prospective study of 59 patients. Neurology 1996; 47:1167-73. [PMID: 8909424 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.47.5.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Although sleep apnea (SA) appears to be a cardiovascular risk factor, little is known about its frequency in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke. We prospectively studied 59 subjects (26 women and 33 men; mean age, 62 years) with stroke (n = 36) or TIA (n = 23) with the use of a standard protocol that included assessment of snoring and daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Score [ESS]), a validated SA score (Sleep Disorders Questionnaire [SDQ-SA]), and a severity of stroke score (Scandinavian Stroke Scale [SSS]). SA was considered clinically probable (P-SA) when habitual snoring was associated with an ESS of > 10 or when SDQ-SA score was > or = 32 in women and > or = 36 in men. Polysomnography (PSG) was obtained in 36 subjects (group 1) a mean of 12 days after TIA or stroke. In 23 subjects (group 2), PSG was not available (n = 11), refused (n = 10), or inadequate (n = 2). Clinical and PSG data were compared with those obtained in 19 age- and gender-matched control subjects. Groups 1 and 2 were similar in mean age (61 versus 64 years), type of event (36% versus 44% TIA), reported habitual snoring (58% versus 52%), and P-SA (58% versus 50%). PSG showed SA (Apnea-Hypopnea Index [AHI], > or = 10) in 25 of 36 subjects (69%). The proportion of subjects with SA was similar in the TIA and stroke groups (69% versus 70%) and was well above the frequency found in our control group (15%). An AHI of > or = 20 and a minimal oxygen saturation of < 85% were each found in 20 of 36 subjects (55%). Gender and age did not correlate with severity of SA. Subjects with habitual snoring, P-SA, or severe stroke (SSS of < 30) had a significantly higher AHI (p < 0.05). The sensitivity of P-SA for SA was 64%, and the specificity was 67%. We conclude that SA has a high frequency in patients in the acute phase of TIA and stroke and SA cannot be predicted reliably on clinical grounds alone but is more likely in patients with habitual snoring, abnormal SDQ-SA, or severe stroke.
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- C Bassetti
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0316, USA
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We encountered three cases of Pasteurella multocida skin infection from pet cats. P. multocida wound infections are characterized by acute onset of erythema, pain, and swelling. This infection has rarely been reported in dermatology journals from Japan.
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- T Matsui
- Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan
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Machiels P, Haxhe JP, Trigaux JP, Delos M, Shoevaerdts JC, Vandenplas O. Chronic lung abscess due to Pasteurella multocida. Thorax 1995; 50:1017-8. [PMID: 8539664 PMCID: PMC1021325 DOI: 10.1136/thx.50.9.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A case of chronic lung abscess due to Pasteurella multocida presenting as a solitary pulmonary mass with a computed tomographic appearance suggestive of malignancy is described.
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- P Machiels
- Department of Chest Medicine, University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
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- C Brue
- Unit for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hospital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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