Pasteurella multocida bacterial meningitis caused by contact with pigs.
Braz J Microbiol
; 44(2): 473-4, 2013.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24294240
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.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Pasteurella
/
Exposição Ocupacional
/
Pasteurella multocida
/
Meningites Bacterianas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha
País de publicação:
Brasil