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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar;54(6):e55-7.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cir975. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care

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Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care

Emily M Myers et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a zoonotic Gram-negative cocco-bacillus often associated with soft tissue infections due to dog and cat bites. Here we report 3 patients who developed life-threatening P. multocida respiratory tract infections after providing palliative care to their dying pets.

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