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Bacteremia* ; Korea* ; Pasteurella multocida* ; Pasteurella*

A total of 131 Pasteurella (P.) multocida strains were isolated from the lungs of 1,064 pigs with respiratory clinical signs nationwide during 2009-2010 and 2013-2014. The strains of P. multocida comprised 77.1% serotype A and 22.9% serotype D. Analysis of a recent P. multocida outbreak in Korean pigs showed that the isolation rate of serotype D decreased annually. The incidence of antimicrobial resistance, as measured using minimal inhibitory concentration values, has decreased recently. Overall, further studies to characterize P. multocida isolated from pigs in Korea are needed to prevent P. multocida infection in the Korean swine industry.
Incidence ; Korea* ; Lung ; Pasteurella multocida* ; Pasteurella* ; Swine*

Eight rabbits exhibited head tilt and subsequently died. At necropsy, three rabbits had crusty deposits in ears and four had reddish lungs. The main histopathological features were severe diffuse suppurative meningoencephalitis (75.0% of rabbits), fibrinopurulent pneumonia (37.5%), and otitis externa (37.5%). Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) was isolated from brains, ears, and lungs. The capsular serogroups of the isolates were untypable. Based on histopathological features and bacterial analysis results, the rabbits were diagnosed as P. multocida infection. P. multocida infections might result in considerable economic loss in commercial rabbit production facilities in Korea.
Brain ; Ear ; Head ; Korea ; Lung ; Meningoencephalitis ; Otitis Externa ; Pasteurella Infections ; Pasteurella multocida ; Pasteurella ; Pneumonia ; Rabbits ; Serogroup

Infective endocarditis caused by Pasteurella multocida is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. Most patients have a previous history of animal contact. The most common comorbid condition is a chronic liver disease, which is attributable to the high mortality rate. Over half of the patients who survived the disease had required valve replacement surgery. We report the case of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pasteurella multocida and complicated with multiple peripheral arterial embolism. He had neither any underlying immunocompromising diseases nor previous history of animal contact. He was successfully cured after antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks without valve replacement surgery.
Aged ; Animals ; Embolism ; Endocarditis ; Heart Valve Prosthesis ; Humans ; Liver Diseases ; Pasteurella ; Pasteurella multocida ; Rare Diseases

Pasteurellae are aerobic gram-negative coccobacillary organism and usually pathogenic to domestic animal, but rarely to human beings. Human Pasteurella infections are mostly caused by animal but occasionally happens without known history of animal contacts. Pasteurella infection of human has been reported in numerous systems including pneumonia, empyema, meningitis, peritonitis, bone and joint infection and septicemia. This organism was difficult to identify because of its superficial resemblance to other organism, until recently a new technique used a requirement of X, V factor is developed. This organism is susceptible to many antimicrobial agents. A 55-year-old man was admitted to Seoul Paik Hospital Inje University due to fever and pleuritic chest pain for 2 weeks. He denied any animal contact history. Pasteurella hemolytica was recovered from pleural effusion. This is the first case report of empyema caused by Pasteurella hemolytica in Korea and provides another definitive causative organism of empyema.
Animals ; Animals, Domestic ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Chest Pain ; Empyema* ; Fever ; Fibrinogen ; Humans ; Joints ; Korea ; Mannheimia haemolytica* ; Meningitis ; Middle Aged ; Pasteurella Infections ; Pasteurella* ; Peritonitis ; Pleural Effusion ; Pneumonia ; Seoul ; Sepsis

Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative coccobacillus that commonly inhabits the oropharynx of healthy domestic and wild animals, including cats and dogs. Although Pasteurella multocida infection is rare in human beings, in recent years an increasing number of infections have been reported in men, which have included a variety of illness from local infections to systemic illness. Among them, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Pasteurella multocida is particularly rare all through the world. Recently, we have experienced a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sepsis due to Pasteurella multocida in a liver cirrhosis patient, successfully controlled by antibiotics. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Pasteurella multocida in Korea and provides another causative organism of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Cats ; Dogs ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Korea ; Liver Cirrhosis* ; Liver* ; Male ; Oropharynx ; Pasteurella multocida* ; Pasteurella* ; Peritonitis* ; Sepsis*

In recent years, an increasing number of infections with Pasteurella multocida in human have been reported, causing a wide range of systemic illness. Infective endocarditis with P. multocida, however, is still quite rare. Recently we experienced a case of P. multocida endocarditis in a 26-year old man who was admitted because of fever and headache. He denied any recent contact with animals. P. multocida was identified from blood cultures and echocardiography showed mitral regurgitation and vegetation on mitral valve area. He became stuporous on the fourth hospital day and the brain MRI showed acute cerebral infarction. He was treated with penicillin intravenously for six weeks, which successfully controlled clinical features of infections. To our knowledge, this is the first case of P. multocida endocarditis complicated with cerebral infarction in Korea.
Adult ; Animals ; Brain ; Cerebral Infarction* ; Echocardiography ; Endocarditis* ; Fever ; Headache ; Humans ; Korea ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mitral Valve ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; Pasteurella multocida* ; Pasteurella* ; Penicillins ; Stupor

Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative coccobacillus, is part of the normal oral flora of many types of animals, including domestic dogs and cats. It is the etiologic agent of a variety of infectious diseases, such as hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle or fowl cholera in chiken. Although this is a primary pathogen in the animal world, infection due to Pasteurella multocida in man has been described with increasing frequency recently. The majority of individuals with pasteurella multocida pulmonary infection possess some underlying pulmonary diseases, most commonly bronchiectasis or COPD. With review of literature, We report a young man who developed the empyema caused by Pasteurella multocida.
Animals ; Bronchiectasis ; Cats ; Cattle ; Cholera ; Communicable Diseases ; Dogs ; Empyema ; Empyema, Pleural* ; Hemorrhagic Septicemia ; Lung Diseases ; Pasteurella multocida* ; Pasteurella* ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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.
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*

Bite wounds are often mistakenly considered innocuous. However, they are frequently complicated by infection which may be serious. We describe a case of Pasteurella multocida septicaemia with myopericarditis following a dog bite. Treatment of the infection as well as active support of myocardial function led to a successful outcome.
Adult ; Animals ; Bites and Stings ; microbiology ; Dogs ; Hand Injuries ; microbiology ; Humans ; Male ; Pasteurella Infections ; pathology ; Pasteurella multocida ; Pericardial Effusion ; microbiology ; Pericarditis ; microbiology ; Sepsis ; pathology ; Wound Infection ; pathology