Open AccessNon-zoonotic Pasteurella multocida infection as a cause of septic shock in a patient with liver cirrhosis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Jose Orsini,
Rubén Darío Amorocho Pérez,
Alfonso Llosa,
Nyale Araguez
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.122016
Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , bacteremia , septic shock , cirrhosis , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogen , medicine , pasteurellosis , pasteurella , biology , sepsis , immunology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative organism characterized morphologically as coccobacillus. It is the commonest organism infecting pet bites. However, severe infections may occur in the absence of animal bites or scratches. Pasteurella multocida serves as an opportunistic pathogen in humans, especially in patients with depressed immune system. Few cases in the literature identify Pasteurella multocida as the causative agent of septic shock, especially in cirrhotic patients. We report a patient who presented with septic shock as a result of Pasteurella multocida bacteremia, without prior history of animal exposure.