Bacteremic Meningitis due to Pasteurella multocida Resistant to First line Antibiotic Therapy | Zendy

Damiano Larnè | Zendy; Manuela Ceccarelli | Zendy; Fabrizio Condorelli | Zendy; Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo | Zendy; Giuseppe Nunnari | Zendy; Giovanni Francesco Pellicanò | Zendy

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Bacteremic Meningitis due to Pasteurella multocida Resistant to First line Antibiotic Therapy

Author(s) -

Damiano Larnè,

Manuela Ceccarelli,

Fabrizio Condorelli,

Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo,

Giuseppe Nunnari,

Giovanni Francesco Pellicanò

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

infectious disease reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2036-7449

DOI - 10.4081/idr.2018.7632

Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , medicine , zoonosis , meningitis , antibiotics , transmission (telecommunications) , microbiology and biotechnology , pasteurella , virology , pediatrics , bacteria , biology , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering

species reside in the gastrointestinal tract of many animals, especially in pets such as cats or dogs. Zoonotic transmission of to human is documented. We describe a case of meningitis in a 66-year-old woman with positive blood culture for Meningitis caused by zoonosis agents is a rare event, but it should be suspected in patients that have recreational or professional exposure to animals. In this case, not only the etiologic agent was rare, but the microorganism was also resistant to firstline antibiotic drugs.

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