Pasteurella multocida pneumonia with empyema

Scand J Infect Dis. 1998;30(3):313-4. doi: 10.1080/00365549850161034.

Abstract

We report a case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia and empyema in an otherwise healthy patient. The most frequently observed human complication with this microorganism is a local wound infection. Only a few cases of pneumonia have been described, and most of the patients were immunodeficient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Empyema, Pleural / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Pasteurella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis