Pasteurella multocida bacterial meningitis caused by contact with pigs
Braz. j. microbiol
; 44(2): 473-474, 2013.
Article
in English
| LILACS, VETINDEX
| ID: biblio-1469593
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BR68.1
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ABSTRACT
Pasteurella multocida belongs to the normal flora of the respiratory and digestive tract of many animals. Animal exposure is a considerable risk factor for Pasteurella infection. P. multocida is the most common cause of local infection after an animal bite but is an unusual cause of meningitis. We present a case of bacterial meningitis by P. multocida in a 37-year-old man who worked in a pig farm and was bitten by a pig. The patient had a defect located in the lamina cribosa and this lesion could be the gateway of the infection, although in this case the infection could also be acquired through the pig bite. The bacteria was identified as P. multocida with the biochemical test API 20E (bioMérieux). In agreement with findings in the literature, the strain was susceptible in vitro to penicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, imipenem and tetracycline.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
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VETINDEX
Main subject:
Swine
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Pasteurella multocida
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Meningitis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Barbastro Servicio de Medicina Interna/ES
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Hospital de Barbastro Servicio de Microbiología/ES
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Hospital de Barbastro Servicio de Otorrinolaringología/ES