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Porto Biomedical Journal 2017Pasteurella species are a component of the normal oropharyngeal flora in canine animals. In humans, the skin and soft tissue are the most common sites for Pasteurella...
Pasteurella species are a component of the normal oropharyngeal flora in canine animals. In humans, the skin and soft tissue are the most common sites for Pasteurella infection and, less commonly, the respiratory tract can also be affected. We report a case of pneumonia by Pasteurella canis in a chronic respiratory disease patient with a history of permanent contact with a dog.
PubMed: 32258587
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbj.2017.01.005 -
Annals of Laboratory Medicine Nov 2016
Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bites and Stings; Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; Dogs; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pasteurella; Pasteurella Infections; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Republic of Korea; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Soft Tissue Infections
PubMed: 27578520
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.617 -
Revista Chilena de Infectologia :... Feb 2016We report the case of a 56-year-old female patient, with a three-day history of hematemesis, melena, abdominal wall hematoma and epistaxis associated with...
We report the case of a 56-year-old female patient, with a three-day history of hematemesis, melena, abdominal wall hematoma and epistaxis associated with thrombocytopenia and anemia. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was diagnosed and she was treated with dexamethasone for four days. The patient developed acute respiratory failure with signs of systemic inflammatory response. Blood and pleural fluid cultures grew Pasteurella canis. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of P. canis empyema associated with hemorrhagic septicemia without epidemiological background and the third case of septicemia caused by P. canis reported in the literature.
Topics: Empyema, Pleural; Female; Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Humans; Middle Aged; Pasteurella; Pasteurella Infections
PubMed: 26965885
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182016000100015 -
Microbial Pathogenesis May 2016The subgingival prevalence of gram-negative facultative rods not usually inhabiting or indigenous to the oral cavity (non-oral GNFR), as well as selected periodontal...
OBJECTIVE
The subgingival prevalence of gram-negative facultative rods not usually inhabiting or indigenous to the oral cavity (non-oral GNFR), as well as selected periodontal bacterial pathogens, were evaluated by culture in untreated and treated chronic periodontitis patients.
METHODS
Subgingival biofilm specimens from 102 untreated and 101 recently treated adults with chronic periodontitis in the Netherlands were plated onto MacConkey III and Dentaid selective media with air-5% CO2 incubation for isolation of non-oral GNFR, and onto enriched Oxoid blood agar with anaerobic incubation for recovery of selected periodontal bacterial pathogens. Suspected non-oral GNFR clinical isolates were identified to a species level with the VITEK 2 automated system.
RESULTS
A total of 87 (42.9%) out of 203 patients yielded subgingival non-oral GNFR. Patients recently treated with periodontal mechanical debridement therapy demonstrated a greater prevalence of non-oral GNFR (57.4% vs 28.4%, P < 0.0001), and a greater number of different non-oral GNFR species (23 vs 14 different species), than untreated patients. Sphingomonas paucimobilis was the most frequently isolated subgingival non-oral GNFR species. Several GNFR species normally found in animals and human zoonotic infections, and not previously detected in human subgingival biofilms, were recovered from some patients, including Bordetella bronchispetica, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurella pneumotropica and Neisseria zoodegmatis. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia were significantly associated with the presence of subgingival non-oral GNFR.
CONCLUSIONS
A surprisingly high proportion of Dutch chronic periodontitis patients yielded cultivable non-oral GNFR in periodontal pockets, particularly among those recently treated with periodontal mechanical debridement therapy. Since non-oral GNFR species may resist mechanical debridement from periodontal pockets, and are often not susceptible to many antibiotics frequently used in periodontal practice, their subgingival presence may complicate periodontal treatment in species-positive patients and increase risk of potentially dangerous GNFR infections developing at other body sites.
Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Chronic Periodontitis; Dental Plaque; Female; Gingiva; Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; Humans; Male; Microbiota; Middle Aged; Mouth; Periodontal Debridement; Periodontal Pocket
PubMed: 26835659
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.01.020 -
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic... Aug 2015This is the report of lower respiratory tract infection with Pasteurella canis in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient with history of casual exposure...
This is the report of lower respiratory tract infection with Pasteurella canis in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient with history of casual exposure to cats. Pasteurella species are part of the oral and gastrointestinal flora in the canine animals. These organisms are usually implicated in wound infection following animal bites, but can also be associated with a variety of infections including respiratory tract infections.
PubMed: 26435948
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13900.6351 -
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Mar 2015
Topics: Adolescent; Female; Humans; Pasteurella; Pasteurella Infections; Peritoneal Dialysis; Peritonitis
PubMed: 25742087
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000575 -
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 2013Pasteurella spp. are important bacterial pathogens in both animals and humans. Most reported Pasteurella infections in humans involve skin and soft tissues, often after... (Review)
Review
Pasteurella canis osteoarticular infections in childhood: review of bone and joint infections due to pasteurella species over 10 years at a tertiary pediatric hospital and in the literature.
BACKGROUND
Pasteurella spp. are important bacterial pathogens in both animals and humans. Most reported Pasteurella infections in humans involve skin and soft tissues, often after an animal bite, scratch, or lick to an open wound. Infections involving bone and joints are well recognized, but have not been previously reported due to Pasteurella canis without a history of penetrating dog bite.
METHODS
We report a case of P. canis osteomyelitis in a 14-month-old girl and a case of P. canis septic arthritis in a 19-month-old girl, both occurring without any preceding penetrating injury. Review of all osteoarticular infections due to Pasteurella spp. at our tertiary pediatric hospital over the past 10 years was performed by obtaining the patient records of all children with positive bacterial cultures from any site for Pasteurella spp. as identified through our microbiology laboratory database. A MEDLINE and EMBASE database search was then performed to identify published pediatric cases in the literature since 1950.
RESULTS
In addition to the cases of P. canis osteomyelitis and septic arthritis outlined, we identified 8 children with positive cultures for Pasteurella spp. from the hospital's microbiology database. Two of these children had deep tissue contamination involving bone and/or joints secondary to animal bites. Ten further published cases were identified from the literature since 1950.
CONCLUSIONS
: Established Pasteurella osteomyelitis and septic arthritis secondary to animal bites can be largely prevented through appropriate wound management at the time of injury. However, the potential for deep tissue infection with this organism, including the species P. canis, without prior penetrating injury should be recognized.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Level IV-case series.
Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Child, Preschool; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Infant; Male; Osteomyelitis; Pasteurella Infections; Retrospective Studies; Tertiary Care Centers; Time Factors
PubMed: 23482278
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318287ffe6 -
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine :... Dec 2012The occurrence of bacteria belonging to Pasteurellaceae in the oral cavity of captive marine mammals was investigated using culture and subsequent geno- and phenotypic...
The occurrence of bacteria belonging to Pasteurellaceae in the oral cavity of captive marine mammals was investigated using culture and subsequent geno- and phenotypic characterization and phylogenetic analyses. A total of 89 bacterial isolates from pinnipeds tentatively classified with the family Pasteurellaceae were further characterized by phylogenetic analysis of rpoB gene sequences, which showed that the isolates investigated formed five distinct groups. Four strains from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) made up group I, which was classified with Pasteurella canis. Group II comprised four strains from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) classified with Pasteurella stomatis. Group III consisted of 28 strains, isolated from harbor and gray seals and represented Bisgaardia genomospecies 1. Two strains from a harbor and a grey seal, group IV, were classified with Bisgaardia hudsonensis. Fifty-two strains from northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), and California and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) formed group V and represented Otariodibacter oris. No Pasteurellaceae isolates were obtained from cetaceans, but Pasteurellaceae were isolated from all sampled pinnipeds. On the basis of these results, it is very likely that Pasteurellaceae bacteria represent a part of the normal oral flora in pinnipeds.
Topics: Animals; Caniformia; Mouth; Pasteurellaceae
PubMed: 23272350
DOI: 10.1638/2011-0264R1.1 -
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and... 2012To investigate pathogens associated with bacterial conjunctivitis resistant to the empirical treatment and their antibiotic resistance in a child welfare agency.
PURPOSE
To investigate pathogens associated with bacterial conjunctivitis resistant to the empirical treatment and their antibiotic resistance in a child welfare agency.
METHODS
Twenty-eight eyes in 14 children with a median age of 3 months with conjunctivitis resistant to the empirical treatment were included in this study. Samples were taken three times from the inferior fornix in both eyes using cotton swabs, cultured onto chocolate and blood agar, and prepared for Gram staining. Antibiograms were evaluated according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria by disc diffusion method.
RESULTS
The conjunctival culture positivity rate was 35.7% in eyes with conjunctivitis resistant to the empirical treatment. The most common isolated bacteria were Pasteurella canis (25%), penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (7.1%), and Granulicatella adiacens (3.6%). According to culture results, ophthalmic solutions of vancomycin (50 mg/mL) or gentamicin (30 mg/mL) were applied in eyes with positive conjunctival culture. Previously applied multiple treatments were stopped in eyes with negative conjunctival culture. All eyes improved clinically during follow-up.
CONCLUSION
Because unusual pathogens may cause a conjunctivitis outbreak, physicians should not insist on empirical treatment. Taking conjunctival culture and antibiotic switching according to antibiogram may be helpful.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carnobacteriaceae; Child Welfare; Child, Preschool; Conjunctivitis, Bacterial; Disease Outbreaks; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Gentamicins; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Humans; Infant; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Ophthalmic Solutions; Pasteurella; Pasteurella Infections; Turkey; Vancomycin
PubMed: 22800794
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20120710-02 -
Case Reports in Ophthalmological... 2012A 3-year-old boy presented with history of trauma to the left eye after he accidentally injured his eye with a broom stick made up from coconut skewers. There was...
A 3-year-old boy presented with history of trauma to the left eye after he accidentally injured his eye with a broom stick made up from coconut skewers. There was history of cats as their pets but not dogs. Ocular examination revealed left superonasal conjunctival laceration and scleral perforation with prolapsed vitreous. Fundus examination showed minimal vitreous haemorrhage and flat retina. Conjunctiva swab at the wound site was sent for gram staining, culture, and sensitivity. He underwent scleral suturing, vitreous tap, and intravitreal injection of Ceftazidime and Amikacin. Vitreous tap was sent for gram stained, culture and sensitivity. Postoperatively, he was started empirically on IV Ciprofloxacin 160 mg BD, Guttae Ciprofloxacin, and Guttae Ceftazidime. Conjunctiva swab grew Pasteurella canis which was sensitive to all Beta lactams, Ciprofloxacin, Chloramphenicol, and Aminoglycoside. Post-operative was uneventful, absent signs of endophthalmitis or orbital cellulitis.
PubMed: 22606491
DOI: 10.1155/2012/362369