TY - JOUR PY - 1975// TI - Pasteurella multocida. Infections after domestic animal bites and scratches JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Francis, D. P. A1 - Holmes, M. A. A1 - Brandon, G. SP - 42 EP - 45 VL - 233 IS - 1 N2 - Pasteurella multocida is a common cause of infection followingbites or scratches caused by dogs and cats. However, it is rarely reported and appar-ently often overlooked as a pathogen. It causes the typical clinical manifestationsof a rapidly developing cellulitis at the site of injury. The infection is potentiallydangerous and can cause a chronic local infection of deep tissues and septicemia. However, it responds well to several antimicrobials, with penicillin being the drug ofchoice

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