Urinary tract infection with Pasteurella multocida in a patient with cat exposure and abnormal urinary tract physiology: Case report and literature review

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative organism that commonly colonizes the mouth of cats and dogs, and is known to cause infection in humans associated with animal bites or scratches. Sites of infection other than skin and soft tissue are rare, but have been reported in patients with specific risk factors including anatomical abnormalities or immunosuppression. Herein, we report a case of a symptomatic urinary tract infection caused by P. multocida in a 59 year old female who presented to the hospital with complaints of systemic symptoms including malaise, rigors, and chills, as well as thick, malodorous urine. The patient self-catheterized multiple times daily due to urostomy with Kock pouch. Treatment with piperacillin/tazobactam followed by amoxicillin resulted in resolution of the infection.

Pasteurella canis infection in a non‐human primate black‐tailed marmoset (Mico melanurus)—A case report

“…Pasteurella is part of the normal microbiota of the oral cavity of healthy dogs, as well as those with periodontal diseases. 8 Thus, incidents that involve dog bites are a potential infection risk, caused by this pathogen, 2,9 as observed in the clinical history of this case report. This infection is commonly first noticed in wounds, and soft tissues, especially in regions that are peripheral to the sites of bites and scratches.…”

Human Pasteurella multocida Infection with Likely Zoonotic Transmission from a Pet Dog, Spain

“…P. multocida is commonly cultured from the oropharynx of cats and dogs, and most human infections are associated with animal exposure, mainly from cats and dogs, and usually involve soft-tissue sites after animal bites or scratches ( 1 ). Among the wide clinical spectrum of invasive and noninvasive infections caused by P. multocida , urinary tract infections (UTIs) are rarely diagnosed, with <20 cases reported in the literature, most related to underlying diseases or urologic abnormalities ( 2 , 3 ). Here we present a case of UTI caused by an unusual genotype of P. multocida .…”