Dog saliva exposure from a pet licking a postoperative wound caused a Pasteurella multocida infection in a female patient.
Allowing pets to lick postoperative wounds can lead to Pasteurella multocida infection.
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Infection with Pasteurella multocida is a common sequel to dog and cat bites. We report on a woman who developed a postoperative infection after encouraging her pet dog to lick her wound.
D’Alessandro et al. (Sat,) reported a other. Dog saliva exposure from a pet licking a postoperative wound caused a Pasteurella multocida infection in a female patient.