Meningitis in infancy caused by Pasteurella multocida

A high proportion of household pets are colonised by Pasteurella multicoda. The organism can be transmitted to humans by contact with animal saliva and is a recognised, although rare, cause of meningitis in infancy. Intimate contact between infants and family pets should be discouraged.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	The Journal of infection 1995-09, Vol.31 (2), p.161-162
Main Authors:	Boocock, G.R., Bowley, J.A.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Cefotaxime - therapeutic use Cephalosporins - therapeutic use Human bacterial diseases Humans Infant Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology Pasteurella Infections - cerebrospinal fluid Pasteurella Infections - drug therapy Pasteurella Infections - microbiology Pasteurella multocida Pasteurella multocida - isolation & purification Penicillins - therapeutic use
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