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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;9(8):DD03-4.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13900.6351. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

A Case of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection with Canine-associated Pasteurella canis in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Sevitha Bhat  1 , Preetam R Acharya  2 , Dhanashree Biranthabail  1 , Aseem Rangnekar  3 , Sachin Shiragavi  4
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A Case of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection with Canine-associated Pasteurella canis in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Sevitha Bhat et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

This is the report of lower respiratory tract infection with Pasteurella canis in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient with history of casual exposure to cats. Pasteurella species are part of the oral and gastrointestinal flora in the canine animals. These organisms are usually implicated in wound infection following animal bites, but can also be associated with a variety of infections including respiratory tract infections.

Keywords: Canine animals; Doxycycline; Vitek 2 system.

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Chest radiograph PA view showing hyper-inflated lung fields and an unfolded aorta
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Culture on Chocolate agar plate showing smooth grey colonies of P.canis
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Gram smear from the growth showing gram negative cocco bacilli
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Antibiotic Susceptibility testing: plate showing zone of inhibition to Levofloxacin, Erythromycin, Gentamycin, Tetracycline
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