Common symptoms are cellulites, swelling, redness, tenderness & discharge at the infected site, regional lymphadenopathy, chills, fever, high level of leukocyte & neutrophil.

High dose of penicillin is the common cure. As an alternative tetracycline & chloramphenicol is used in beta-lactam intolerant patients.

Isolation of Pasteurella multocida bacteria is usually done in sterile location such as the blood, pus or CSF.

cellulitis is found

typically appearing within 24 hours following a bite

humans is often associated with an animal bite, scratch, or lick

gram-negative

cellulitis, abscesses, tenosynovitis, osteomyelitis, and septic arthritis. [1] The latter two are particularly common following cat bites because of their small, sharp, penetrative teeth

thoroughly cleaned and debrided

Animals do not have to be ill to pass the bacterium to humans, as they can carry the organism without showing symptoms.

develop into a serious soft tissue infection, and can also be complicated by abscesses, septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. Pasteurella spp can also cause meningitis, ocular infections, and respiratory infections, usually in patients with underlying pulmonary disease.

P. multocida is found worldwide

caused by infection with bacteria of the Pasteurella genus

zoonotic disease

respiratory tract and cause sinusitis and ear infections, and more severe symptoms including pneumonia or lung abscesses in those with underlying pulmonary disease, however this is rare. Other uncommon presentations of P. multocida infection include septicaemia (blood poisoning), eye infections, meningitis and gastrointestinal problems

Exposure to aerosols, bites or scratches involving animals or injuries from objects contaminated with body fluids from animals require immediate first aid and medical attention

seek medical attention as soon as possible

abscesses, cellulitis (an area of spreading inflammation) and joint infections

abscesses, cellulitis (an area of spreading inflammation) and joint infections

local wound infection

persons with a weakened immune system are at higher risk

culture

The genus Pasteurella is a member of the Pasteurellaceae family, which includes a large and diverse group of Gram-negative Gammaproteobacteria, whose members are not only human or animal commensals and/or opportunistic pathogens but also outright pathogens

Most likely due to routine prompt prophylactic treatment of animal bite wounds with antibiotics, pasteurellosis is still a relatively uncommon cause of mortality in humans (37, 38), even though deaths due to pasteurellosis have increased in recent years in the United States (Fig. 1). Nevertheless, pasteurellosis is often associated with significant morbidity due to complications resulting from animal bite or scratch wounds or from respiratory exposure

conventional methods for detection and diagnosis of infection with Pasteurella (pasteurellosis) relied on observation of the bacterium by microscopy using staining and/or isolation by in vitro culturing on selective media, followed by phenotypic and/or serological characterization

The overall mortality rate was 31%

In 5/13 cases a recent animal-derived trauma could be found. In the other cases the source of the infecting organism was thought to be endogenous (from patients’ own pharyngeal commensal flora) or secondary to contact with secretions of a pet animal.

All the patients had an underlying disease (77 % had cirrhosis) and 2 were receiving chemotherapy for hematologic malignancy.