Empyema due to severe Pasteurella multocida treated with quinolone: a case report

Am J Ther. 2014 Nov-Dec;21(6):e204-6. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182811ab1.

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida (PM) is gram-negative coccobacillus that is commonly acquired through a cat scratch or bite. The standard antibiotic of choice for treating PM is penicillin. We present a case of PM empyema in a penicillin allergic 56-year-old female who has a history of contact with domestic cats and is known to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a chronic history of smoking. The patient was treated successfully with Levofloxacin as alternative treatment to penicillin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cats
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Empyema / drug therapy*
  • Empyema / etiology
  • Empyema / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levofloxacin / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
  • Pasteurella Infections / etiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
  • Wound Infection / drug therapy
  • Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Wounds and Injuries / drug therapy*
  • Wounds and Injuries / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Levofloxacin