Pasteurella multocida in total knee prosthetic joint infection caused by cat scratches and bites in a liver transplant recipient

Pasteurella multocida is a small facultative anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus. Bites or scratches from cats or dogs are common transmission route causing zoonotic infections in humans. The pathogen rarely cause prosthetic joint infection. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of a prosthe...

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Main Authors: Chiu-Yu Shih, Hsin-Yao Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001883