Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care

Emily M Myers; Sarah L Ward; Joseph P Myers

doi:10.1093/cid/cir975

Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care

Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;54(6):e55-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir975. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Authors

Emily M Myers¹, Sarah L Ward, Joseph P Myers

Affiliation

¹ Internal Medicine Residency, Summa Akron City Hospital/Northeast Ohio Medical University Program, Akron, OH 44304, USA. myersj@summahealth.org

PMID: 22238163
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir975

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a zoonotic Gram-negative cocco-bacillus often associated with soft tissue infections due to dog and cat bites. Here we report 3 patients who developed life-threatening P. multocida respiratory tract infections after providing palliative care to their dying pets.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Cats
Dogs
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
Pasteurella Infections / transmission*
Pasteurella multocida*
Pets / microbiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
Zoonoses / microbiology
Zoonoses / transmission*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents