Sleeping with the enemy: Pasteurella multocida infection of a hip replacement

Pasteurella multocida-Infected Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Hemodialysis Access Graft

“…However, the most common P. multocida infections in humans occur after cat or dog bites or scratches, classically associated with rapidly progressive cellulitis/lymphangitis, 5 and the hand is a common site of initial infection. 6 Our patient presumably had bacteria in the lymphatic fluid draining from the bite wound on the hand at least transiently, and this may have been the route of graft infection.…”

Pasteurella multocida infected total knee arthroplasty: a case report and review of the literature

“…Contamination of bone allograft has also been speculated as a possible mode of acquisition. 9 Septic arthritis, with or without osteomyelitis, is uncommon with Pasteurella and infection involving prosthetic joints is very rare. In such cases, however, it is very important to definitively identify Pasteurella because standard therapy for prosthetic joint infection (eg flucloxacillin or vancomycin) is not appropriate for this species.…”

“…6,8,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] An overwhelming majority of patients were women (18 of 21 cases where this information was available). Patients' age ranged from 33 to 88 years.…”

Deep sternal wound infection due to Pasteurella multocida: the first case report and review of literature

“…Even though these infections usually meet the definition for healthcare-associated infection (i.e., infection developing within 30 days of a surgical procedure, or within 1 year in the case of foreign-body implantation), acquisition of the pathogen almost invariably occurs outside of the hospital setting. Most reported cases followed orthopedic surgery [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Other infections occurred following digestive tract [17], gynecologic [18], plastic [19], ophthalmologic [20], and neurosurgical procedures [21,22].…”