A clinical study on patients detected Pasteurella multocida from sputum

Kansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
H GondaI Yamaguchi

Abstract

We reported ten cases, (four female and six male), whose sputum cultures positive for Pasteurella multocida from 1990 to 2000. In the past eleven years increasing numbers of cases have appeared in our hospital. The majority of the cases with P. multocida possessed some underlying pulmonary diseases (seven cases, 70%), inactive lung tuberculosis or bronchiectasis. There were compromised hosts such as high ages person, steroids dependent person and diabetes mellitus patients. P. multocida was almost susceptible to antibioticus (penicillin and cephalosporins), although some erythromycin resistant strains were identified. The cats' oral cavities in our two cases were cultured and P. multocida were isolated. In our survey the prevalence of this organism is as high as 85% in cats. Our data suggests that patients who are in the high infection risk category are easily infected to P. multocida.

Citations

Feb 14, 2017·The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science·Mizuki YoshinoMasanobu Goryo
Sep 30, 2003·Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases·Flavio LejbkowiczSophia Gorenshtein

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