Pasteurella multocida is a bacterium that’s commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats. It’s a common cause of cat and dog bite infections in people, but can also be spread through close contact with pets (without bites). It’s logical to assume that the closer the contact, the greater the risk of transmission. A
Pasteurella bone infection from dogs?
A paper in the journal Orthopedics (Machino et al 2011) describes the case of a 52-year-old man with an infection in the vertebrae of his neck caused by Pasteurella haemolytica. This bacterium (which was renamed Mannheimia haemolytica quite a while ago… I guess their laboratory is a bit behind the times) is most often
Feral cats and bat-bite-badness
Sunday’s Toronto Sun contained an article entitled "Woman’s hand disfigured by cat attack" with the compulsory gross picture. The story is about Brenda Sims, who took in a feral cat, was then bitten by the cat, and then developed severe complications from the bite. The situation is a reminder of the potential problems
Peritoneal dialysis infections and pets
Pasteurella multocida is a bacterium that is commonly found in various pet species. It typically inhabits the upper respiratory tract of healthy pets, although it is an important cause of respiratory disease in rabbits ("snuffles"). It is also a zoonotic pathogen, and human infections are sporadically reported. Most are associated with bites, mainly from cats.
Meningitis in a baby linked to pet cat
A paper in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology back in 2000 described a case of Pasteurella multocida meningitis in a one-month-old baby that was linked to a pet cat. Pasteurella multocida is a bacterium that can be commonly found in the mouth of healthy dogs and cats – 90% or more of healthy cats may have