Neonatal Pasteurella multocida subsp. septica Meningitis Traced to Household Cats: Molecular Linkage Analysis Using Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR | Zendy

Bobby L. Boyanton | Zendy; Bishara J. Freij | Zendy; Barbara Robinson-Dunn | Zendy; Jacob Makin | Zendy; Jessica K. Runge | Zendy; Ruth Ann Luna | Zendy

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Neonatal Pasteurella multocida subsp. septica Meningitis Traced to Household Cats: Molecular Linkage Analysis Using Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR

Author(s) -

Bobby L. Boyanton,

Bishara J. Freij,

Barbara Robinson-Dunn,

Jacob Makin,

Jessica K. Runge,

Ruth Ann Luna

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01337-15

Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , meningitis , microbiology and biotechnology , cats , biology , pasteurellaceae , polymerase chain reaction , bacteremia , pasteurellosis , virology , bacteria , medicine , genetics , antibiotics , pediatrics , gene , haemophilus influenzae

Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis. We describe such a case and verify two household cats as the source of infection using repetitive-element PCR (rep-PCR) molecular fingering.

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