Pasteurella multocidaInfections

George Kristinsson, MD 1. New York University Medical Center New York, NY Pasteurella multocida. Stechenberg BW. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD, Demmler GJ, Kaplan SL, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2004: 1520– 1522 Pasteurella Infections. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Long SS, McMillan JA, eds. Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. Elk Grove Village, Ill: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006: 487– 488 Bacteriologic Analysis of Infected Dog and Cat Bites. Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJC. The Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340: 85– 92OpenUrl1CrossRef2PubMed3Web of Science4 Bite Wounds. Ciorciari A, Touger M. In: Crain EF, Gershel JC. Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2003;664 Pasteurella sp are small, gram-negative coccobacilli that are pathogens primarily in animals but can cause a variety of infections in humans, usually as a result of a cat or dog bite. Of the Pasteurella sp known to infect humans, P multocida is the most important. Pasteurella sp are distributed worldwide as commensals or parasitic organisms in the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of domestic and wild animals and birds. P multocida is found in the oropharynx of 70% to 90% of domestic cats, 25% to 50% of dogs, and many other animals. Transmission to humans usually occurs by contact with saliva of colonized animals, the most common sources of infection being bites, scratches, and licks by cats or dogs. Respiratory infection with this organism has been described in veterinarians, farmers, milkmen, and persons employed in areas where animal tissues are processed. The possibilities of a … 1: openurl? query=rft. jtitle%253DNew%2BEngland%2BJournal%2Bof%2BMedicine%26rft. stitle%253DNEJM%26rft. issn%253D0028-4793%26rft. aulast%253DTalan%26rft. auinit1%253DD. %2BA. %26rft. volume%253D340%26rft. issue%253D2%26rft. spage%253D85%26rft. epage%253D92%26rft. atitle%253DBacteriologic%2BAnalysis%2Bof%2BInfected%2BDog%2Band%2BCat%2BBites%26rftᵢd%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10. 1056%252FNEJM199901143400202%26rftᵢd%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F9887159%26rft. genre%253Darticle%26rftᵥalfmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctxᵥer%253DZ39. 88-2004%26urlᵥer%253DZ39. 88-2004%26urlctxfmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx 2: /lookup/external-ref? accessₙum=10. 1056/NEJM199901143400202&linkₜype=DOI 3: /lookup/external-ref? accessₙum=9887159&linkₜype=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F28%2F12%2F472. atom 4: /lookup/external-ref? accessₙum=000078016200002&linkₜype=ISI