lecture 26 pasteurella
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
GENUS: PASTEURELLA
Prof. Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh
Pasteurella multocida
Gram-negative, non-motile Coccobacilli
Aerobic and facultatively AnO2A parasite of domestic and wild
animalsMay infect man >> after dog biteDo not grow on MacConkey agar
Pathogenesis
A local abscess at the site of dog or cat bite, with cellulitis, adenitis and osteomyelitis (sometimes)
Meningitis following head injuryInfection of the respiratory system
>> penumonia, bronchitis etc…
Laboratory Diagnosis
Specimen– Swabs from bite wounds– CSF from cases of meningitis– Secretions from suppurative respiratory tract
infections
Culture– Blood agar
Identification– Cultural and Biochemical tests
Treatment
Penicillin, Tetracycline, Erythromycin, TMP-SMZ
Osteomyelitis following dog or cat bite >> 8 weeks treatment