Pasteurella multocida septic shock in an immunocompromised woman

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e541
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_541

  Topic: Bacterial Infections     Category:

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative coccobacillus that resides in the gastrointestinal tract of many animals as part of the indigenous flora. It is responsible for a zoonotic disease. Transmission of Pasteurella spp can happen after contacts with both wild and domestic animals, especially cats and dogs. Usually, human infection is a result of animal bites or scratches. We describe a case of a septic shock in a 75-year-old immunocompromised woman with positive blood culture for P. multocida, successfully treated with a combination of meropenem, doxycycline and ceftobiprole.

To cite this article

Pasteurella multocida septic shock in an immunocompromised woman

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e541
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_541

Publication History

Submission date: 09 Jul 2019

Revised on: 07 Aug 2019

Accepted on: 30 Aug 2019

Published online: 06 Sep 2019