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
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
1B99 Pasteurellosis
H00306 Pasteurellosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by other gamma proteobacteria
H00306 Pasteurellosis
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.
