Sepsis by Pasteurella multocida in an Elderly Immunocompetent Patient after a Cat Bite

Pasteurella multocida colonizes animal scratches and bites. This bacterium was described to cause sepsis or endocarditis mainly in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a 92-year-old woman presenting at the Emergency Department with coma and fever a week after the bite of her cat. The ca...

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Main Authors: Lara Caserza, Gabriella Piatti, Aldo Bonaventura, Luca Liberale, Federico Carbone, Franco Dallegri, Luciano Ottonello, Giulia Gustinetti, Valerio Del Bono, Fabrizio Montecucco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2527980
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