ReviewBMC infectious diseases2016
Prosthetic joint infection caused by Pasteurella multocida: a case series and review of literature.
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- Pasteurella multocida From a Cat Scratch as a Cause of Recurrent Prosthetic Joint Infection After Previously Successful Single-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Pasteurella multocida activates Rassf1-Hippo-Yap pathway to induce pulmonary epithelial apoptosis.Veterinary research · 2024Article
- Culture Negative Pasteurella multocida Confirmed Prosthetic Hip Infection using Next-generation Sequencing.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
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- Unusual Presentation of Lumbar Surgical Site Infection: A Case Study of Early Onset Pasteurella multocida Infection after Arthrodesis.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Pasteurella Multocida Infection in Humans.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Occurrence of Rare Pathogens at the Site of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- L-Ascorbic Acid Shapes BovineFrontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Life-Threatening, Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm of the External Iliac Artery in the Setting of an Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty fromArthroplasty today · 2020Article
- An Abrasion, a Prosthetic Shoulder, and a Cat with a Licking Tendency: Case Report and Literature Review ofCase reports in infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Transcriptomic Analysis of Chicken Lungs Infected With Avian and BovineFrontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPasteurella multocida is a well-recognized zoonotic agent following dog or cat bites or scratches. Nevertheless, prosthetic joint infection caused by P. multocida are rarely reported.
methodWe report here a series of six cases of prosthetic joint infection caused by P. multocida managed at a referral centre for the treatment of bone and joint infection in southern France. We also reviewed the 26 cases reported in literature.
resultsThe mean age of our cases was 74 years [±8.2, range 63-85]. In majority of our cases (5 cases) were associated with knee prostheses and one case with a hip prosthesis. Most of cases occurred after cat or dog scratches or licks or contact. Diagnoses of prosthetic joint infection caused by P. multocida were made by positive cultures of surgical biopsies or needle aspiration. Mean time delay between prosthetic joint implantation and infection onset was 7.6 years (±5.12 years, range 2-17). Local inflammation, which occurred in all six cases, was the most frequent clinical symptom, followed by pain in five cases, fever and swollen joints in four cases, and a fistula with purulent discharge inside the wound in two cases. The mean time of antibiotic therapy was 8 months. Surgical treatment with prosthesis removal was performed in three cases. Six of our cases were in remission without apparent relapse at 3 years after end of treatment.
conclusionProsthetic joint infections caused by P. multocida usually occur after animal scratches or bites, but can occasionally occur after a short animal lick. These infections are usually resulting from a contiguous infection and localized in the knee. An early antibiotic therapy after surgical debridement could avoid prosthetic withdrawal, notably in elderly patients. Patients with prosthetic joints should be warned that animals are potential sources of serious infection and urgent medical advice should be sought if they are bitten or scratched.
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