[Pasteurella multocida meningitis in a 93-year-old woman following a cat bite]

Med Mal Infect. 2009 Jan;39(1):61-3. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.09.026. Epub 2008 Nov 14.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is commensal of the normal nasopharynx or gastrointestinal flora in many domestic and wild animals. Cat and dog bites usually cause soft tissue infections. P. multocida is an unusual causative agent of meningitis which tends to affect neonates or aged patients. The authors report a case (a 93-year-old woman) of P. multocida meningitis induced by a cat bite with dramatic sequels leading to complete patient disability.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bites and Stings / microbiology*
  • Cats
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Pasteurella Infections / etiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology*
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*