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Pasteurella ureae meningitis
Author(s) -
Marriott Deborah J.,
Brady Lynette M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb122574.x
Subject(s) - meningitis , medicine , penicillin , disease , organism , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , paleontology
A 54‐year‐old man, with a history of alcohol abuse and previous skull fractures, developed a low‐grade meningitis. The causative organism was Pasteurella ureae , an uncommon cause of bacterial infection, which has not been reported previously in Australia. The patient recovered after therapy with penicillin. A review of the cases of serious infection with this organism suggests that liver disease and skull trauma are common predisposing factors. Problems with the identification of P. ureae may be encountered unless its particular biochemical properties are recognized.