[Sepsis caused by Pasteurella multocida after a dog bite].

Abstract

This article reports a case of systemic infection caused by Pasteurella multocida. The infection was confirmed in a 79-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital after falling from a couch. The disease was manifested by the development of fever, chills, joint pain. Laboratory tests revealed elevated C-reactive protein levels, slightly elevated nitrogen metabolites, borderline leukocytosis, and thrombocytopenia. The pathogen was identified in a blood culture and a wound swab culture. The patient was initially treated with third-generation cephalosporin (cefotaxime) and later with cefuroxime. The article is supplemented with information on the etiologic agent, its history, and a literature review of documented complicated cases of pasteurellosis.