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ArticleBMC geriatrics2023

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.

Evien Ali, Niek Tytgat, Lieven Vergote, Katleen Devue, Bart Nonneman

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Evien AliDepartment of Emergency Medicine, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Niek TytgatDepartment of Intensive care, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium.
Lieven VergoteDepartment of Emergency Medicine, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium.
Katleen DevueDepartment of Emergency Medicine, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium. Katleen.Devue@asz.be.
Bart NonnemanDepartment of Intensive care, ASZ, Aalst, Belgium.
Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital · BEASM International · USUniversitair Ziekenhuis Leuven · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 with multiple organ failure and died. In healthy individuals, an infection caused by these bacteria is easy to treat and often harmless, whereas in elderly serious complications can occur. We believe this report of a fatal outcome of a P. multocida bacteremia in a non-immunocompromised, but elderly patient is important, given the growing cohort of elderly pet-owners seeking medical care. A greater awareness of this zoonosis and its potentially fatal outcome is warranted.

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BacteremiaPasteurella multocidaAgedAnimalsDogsFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansPetsPleasureCase reportNon-bite Pasteurella multocida bacteremiaPasteurella multocidaZoonosis

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PMID37658318
PMCPMC10474742
OpenAlexW4386365579

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