Elderly and their companion animals, cause for pleasure or for harm, a case report of a non-bite Pasteurella multocida bacteremia in an 85-year-old woman with a fatal outcome

BMC Geriatrics

Case Report

Katleen Devue¹  Lieven Vergote¹  Evien Ali²  Niek Tytgat³  Bart Nonneman³ 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium;Department of Emergency Medicine, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;Department of Intensive care, UZ Brussels, Jette, Belgium;Department of Intensive care, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium;

关键词: Pasteurella multocida;    Zoonosis;    Pasteurella multocida;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-023-04224-2

 received in 2023-01-24, accepted in 2023-08-08,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

We present a case of an elderly woman suffering from Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) bacteremia, without obvious bite marks, but owning a pet dog. Although the patient was not immunocompromised, and prompt treatment with intravenous antibiotics was initiated, she developed severe septic shock with multiple organ failure and died. In healthy individuals, an infection caused by these bacteria is easy to treat and often harmless, whereas in elderly serious complications can occur. We believe this report of a fatal outcome of a P. multocida bacteremia in a non-immunocompromised, but elderly patient is important, given the growing cohort of elderly pet-owners seeking medical care. A greater awareness of this zoonosis and its potentially fatal outcome is warranted.

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