Meningitis in infancy caused by Pasteurella multocida

J Infect. 1995 Sep;31(2):161-2. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(95)92310-1.

Abstract

A high proportion of household pets are colonised by Pasteurella multocida. 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Pasteurella Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology*
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Penicillins
  • Cefotaxime