Isolation of Pasteurella dagmatis from Dog-bite Wounds.
- Author:
Sang Sun HWANG
1
;
Soon Deok PARK
;
Ohgun KWON
;
Young UH
;
Kap Jun YOON
;
Sug Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. 41269@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pasteurella dagmatis;
Dog-bite;
Wound
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Animals, Domestic;
Animals, Wild;
Catalase;
Cats;
Colon;
Dogs;
Empyema;
Female;
Humans;
Joints;
Korea;
Meningitis;
Oropharynx;
Oxidoreductases;
Pasteurella Infections;
Pasteurella*;
Pasteurellaceae;
Peritonitis;
Pneumonia;
Sepsis;
Wounds and Injuries*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2007;10(2):168-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pasteurella dagmatis is an oxidase and catalase positive, facultative anaerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus classified as a member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Pasteurella species are commonly colonizing the oropharynx of healthy domestic and wild animals including cats and dogs. These are usually pathogenic to domestic animals, but rarely to human beings. Pasteurella infection of human causes pneumonia, empyema, meningitis, peritonitis, bone and joint infection and septicemia. Recently, we experienced a case of dog-bite wounds from which Pasteurella dagmatis was isolated in a 39-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Pasteurella dagmatis isolated from dog-bite wounds in Korea.
