| H00306 | |
| H number | H00306 |
| Name | Pasteurellosis |
| Description | Pasteurella species are gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacilli found in the animal's oral cavity. Most human infections are caused by dog or cat bites. Disseminated Pasteurella infections can lead to serious diseases including septic shock and meningitis mostly in infants and pregnant women. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Pasteurella multocida [GN:pmu pmv pmul] Pasteurella canis Pasteurella multocida subsp septica Pasteurella stomatis Pasteurella dagmatis |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Penicillin G potassium [DR:D01053] Penicillin G sodium [DR:D05408] |
| Comment | Pasteurella are usually not susceptible to dicloxacillin, cephalexin, clindamycin, or erythromycin. Potential virulence factors include capsular lipopolysaccharide, a cytotoxin, and iron acquisition proteins. |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1B99 ICD-10: A28.0 MeSH: D010326 D012766 |
| Reference | PMID:6371440 AUTHORS Weber DJ, Wolfson JS, Swartz MN, Hooper DC TITLE Pasteurella multocida infections. Report of 34 cases and review of the literature. JOURNAL Medicine (Baltimore) 63:133-54 (1984) PMID:19555903 AUTHORS Oehler RL, Velez AP, Mizrachi M, Lamarche J, Gompf S TITLE Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs. JOURNAL Lancet Infect Dis 9:439-47 (2009) DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70110-0 |