We report a case of cutaneous infection and bacteraemia caused by Pasteurella multocida in a 86 years old woman with cirrhosis, after a minor cat bite. Although local infection was minimal, the patient was hospitalized due to high fever and hypotension. Incubation period was less than 24 hours. She recovered completely with ampicillin-sulbactam therapy. This case underlines the risk of severe zoonotic infections caused by domestic animals in patients with liver cirrhosis.
Fica C., A. ., Weitzel, T. ., Wigant C., W. ., Porte T., L. ., & Braun J., S. . (2010). Celulitis y bacteriemia por Pasteurella multocida en una paciente con cirrosis hepática. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 21(3), pp. 258–63. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2010.75629
