Cat induced Pasteurella multocida peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a case report and review of the literature

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2013 Mar;216(2):211-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 May 7.

Abstract

A 7-year-old girl treated with peritoneal dialysis developed a peritonitis due to Pasteurella multocida after physical contact of the domestic cat with the dialysis machine. Only 25 of such cases have been reported, mostly concerning adults. We report the third case involving a child, together with a literature review.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cats / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidneys, Artificial / microbiology*
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / transmission*
  • Pasteurella multocida*
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / instrumentation
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*