Occupationally acquired Pasteurella multocida pneumonia in a healthy abattoir worker

An otherwise healthy male abbatoir worker presented to his general practitioner with acute hypoxemia due to bronchopneumonia. His only occupational exposure was cleaning cow carcasses being prepared for consumption. Blood cultures were eventually positive for Pasteurella multocida. To our knowledge,...

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Published inRespiratory medicine case reports Vol. 19; pp. 80 - 82
Main Authors Pradeepan, Shyamala, Tun Min, Sandy, Lai, Katy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Abattoir worker
Case Report
Internal Medicine
Pasteurella multocida
Pneumonia
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Abattoir worker
Pneumonia
Pasteurella multocida
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ISSN2213-0071
2213-0071
DOI10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.07.014

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Summary:An otherwise healthy male abbatoir worker presented to his general practitioner with acute hypoxemia due to bronchopneumonia. His only occupational exposure was cleaning cow carcasses being prepared for consumption. Blood cultures were eventually positive for Pasteurella multocida. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia in an abattoir worker, and illustrates the importance of considering this infection in patients with animal exposures.
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ISSN:2213-0071
2213-0071
DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.07.014