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Case Report

Pasteurella Multocida Peritonitis after Cat Scratch in a Patient with Cirrhotic Ascites

by
Roshan Gunathilake
1,2,*,
Ajay Verma
3,
Michael Caffery
4 and
David Sowden
3
1
Department of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
2
School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
3
Department of Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, QLD, Australia
4
Department of Microbiology, Pathology Queensland, Nambour, QLD, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(2), 5937; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5937
Submission received: 3 April 2015 / Revised: 3 April 2015 / Accepted: 18 May 2015 / Published: 16 June 2015

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida, a zoonotic agent transmitted by canines and felines, has been very rarely reported to cause bacterial peritonitis in humans. Pasteurella multocida peritonitis is associated with high mortality even with appropriate treatment, therefore its early recognition is essential. We report a case of Pasteurella multocida peritonitis following cat scratch in a patient with Child Pugh Class C alcoholic cirrhosis, culminating in multiple organ failure and death.
Keywords: Pasteurella; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; cirrhosis; ascites Pasteurella; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; cirrhosis; ascites

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Gunathilake, R.; Verma, A.; Caffery, M.; Sowden, D. Pasteurella Multocida Peritonitis after Cat Scratch in a Patient with Cirrhotic Ascites. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7, 5937. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5937

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Gunathilake R, Verma A, Caffery M, Sowden D. Pasteurella Multocida Peritonitis after Cat Scratch in a Patient with Cirrhotic Ascites. Infectious Disease Reports. 2015; 7(2):5937. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5937

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Gunathilake, Roshan, Ajay Verma, Michael Caffery, and David Sowden. 2015. "Pasteurella Multocida Peritonitis after Cat Scratch in a Patient with Cirrhotic Ascites" Infectious Disease Reports 7, no. 2: 5937. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5937

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