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Elderly and their companion animals, cause for pleasure or for harm, a case report of a non-bite Pasteurella multocida bacteremia in an 85-year-old woman with a fatal outcome

We present a case of an elderly woman suffering from Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) bacteremia, without obvious bite marks, but owning a pet dog. Although the patient was not immunocompromised, and prompt treatment with intravenous antibiotics was initiated, she developed severe septic shock w...

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Autores principales: Ali, Evien, Tytgat, Niek, Vergote, Lieven, Devue, Katleen, Nonneman, Bart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37658318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04224-2