Pasteurella aerogenes hamster bite peritonitis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Apr;23(4):368-70. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200404000-00023.

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida has been reported to cause peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis after a cat bite or scratch to the catheter. We report a teenager with hamster bite peritonitis caused by P. aerogenes, an organism predominantly isolated from swine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Ceftazidime / administration & dosage
  • Cricetinae*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Pasteurella / classification*
  • Pasteurella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vancomycin / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Vancomycin
  • Ceftazidime