Prolonged incubation period in neonatal Pasteurella multocida meningitis and bacteremia

© 2014 Japan Pediatric Society..

Pasteurella multocida, often found as part of the human oral flora and in finger/toenails, also exists in many animals, especially cats, dogs, and pigs. Although rare, pasteurella infection in neonates can cause serious systemic disease, such as meningitis. In this article, a 23-day-old girl presented with decreased appetite and irritability for >2 days. Eighteen days previously her pet cat had jumped onto the left side of her head while she was sleeping. On laboratory data C-reactive protein was high, and on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis leukocyte count was extremely high, with low glucose and high protein. P. multocida grew out of the blood and CSF cultures, and she was successfully treated with antibiotics for 3 weeks. Although pasteurellosis rarely occurs, it can sometimes lead to life-threatening situations, so parents should exercise caution when having pets around their children.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 56(2014), 6 vom: 02. Dez., Seite e79-e81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yamaguchi, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Takuya [VerfasserIn]
Abe, Michiko [VerfasserIn]
Ogiwara, Shigetoshi [VerfasserIn]
Sai, Shuji [VerfasserIn]
Kosugiyama, Kiyotaka [VerfasserIn]
Sugihara, Akemi [VerfasserIn]
Nagumo, Kiyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Iwata, Seido [VerfasserIn]
Kinugawa, Yoshikazu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Journal Article
Meningitis
Newborn
Pasteurella multocida

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Date Completed 09.11.2016

Date Revised 23.10.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ped.12432

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM244707022