Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites

<em>Pasteurella multocid</em>a, a zoonotic agent transmitted by canines and felines, has been very rarely reported to cause bacterial peritonitis in humans. <em>Pasteurella multocida</em> peritonitis is associated with high mortality even with appropriate treatment, therefore...

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Main Authors:	Roshan Gunathilake, Ajay Verma, Michael Caffery, David Sowden
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:	Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:	Pasteurella spontaneous bacterial peritonitis cirrhosis ascites
Online Access:	http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5937

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spelling	doaj-7acf933d3786485da3777f61b671689b2021-01-02T04:20:12ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74302036-74492015-06-017210.4081/idr.2015.59373099Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascitesRoshan Gunathilake0Ajay Verma1Michael Caffery2David Sowden3Department of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSWDepartment of Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, QLDDepartment of Microbiology, Pathology Queensland, Nambour, QLDDepartment of Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, QLD<em>Pasteurella multocid</em>a, a zoonotic agent transmitted by canines and felines, has been very rarely reported to cause bacterial peritonitis in humans. <em>Pasteurella multocida</em> peritonitis is associated with high mortality even with appropriate treatment, therefore its early recognition is essential. We report a case of <em>Pasteurella multocida</em> peritonitis following cat scratch in a patient with Child Pugh Class C alcoholic cirrhosis, culminating in multiple organ failure and death.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5937Pasteurellaspontaneous bacterial peritonitiscirrhosisascites
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author	Roshan Gunathilake Ajay Verma Michael Caffery David Sowden
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author_facet	Roshan Gunathilake Ajay Verma Michael Caffery David Sowden
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title	Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
title_short	Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
title_full	Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
title_fullStr	Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
title_full_unstemmed	Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
title_sort	pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Infectious Disease Reports
issn	2036-7430 2036-7449
publishDate	2015-06-01
description	<em>Pasteurella multocid</em>a, a zoonotic agent transmitted by canines and felines, has been very rarely reported to cause bacterial peritonitis in humans. <em>Pasteurella multocida</em> peritonitis is associated with high mortality even with appropriate treatment, therefore its early recognition is essential. We report a case of <em>Pasteurella multocida</em> peritonitis following cat scratch in a patient with Child Pugh Class C alcoholic cirrhosis, culminating in multiple organ failure and death.
topic	Pasteurella spontaneous bacterial peritonitis cirrhosis ascites
url	http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5937
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Pasteurella multocida peritonitis after cat scratch in a patient with cirrhotic ascites

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