A soft tissue infection case due to Pasteurella multocida that developed after a dog bite Köpek ısırığı sonrası gelişen Pasteurella multocida’ya bağlı yumuşak doku enfeksiyonu olgusu
Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, vol.79, no.2, pp.307-312, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 79 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2022.67790
- Journal Name: Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.307-312
- Keywords: Dog bite, Pasteurella multocida, Soft tissue infection
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Pasteurella multocida (PM) is a gram negative coccobacillus which is frequently isolated from oropharyngeal secretions of domestic animals such as cats and dogs. For typical isolates from propable sources such as cat bite or scratch, the presence of indolepositive and oxidase-positive, gram-negative bacilli, non-growing on MacConkey agar, is usually sufficient for identification of Pasteurella multocida. Both animal bites and scratches typically cause soft tissue infections which tend to have favorable outcomes with appropriate medical treatment, however, they may also cause serious clinical conditions such as osteomyelitis, pneumonia, endocarditis, sepsis and meningitis. In this article, a case of soft tissue infection due to Pasteurella multocida in a 61 year-old diabetic female who had a history of dog bite on her left leg, was presented in the light of the literature.