Polymicrobial tenosynovitis withPasteurella multocidaand other Gram negative bacilli after a Siberian tiger bite
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- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 53 (11) , 871-872
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.53.11.871
Abstract
Mammalian bites present a considerable clinical problem because they are often associated with bacterial infections. Pasteurella multocida is a microorganism that commonly infects both canine and small feline bites. Zoonotic infections developing after large feline bites have been recognised, although their reports are limited. We describe a 35 year old man who was bitten by a Siberian tiger and who developed infectious tenosynovitis secondary to P multocida, Bergeyella (Weeksella) zoohelcum, and Gram negative bacteria most like CDC group EF-4b and comamonas species. The latter three bacteria have not been isolated previously from large feline bite wounds.Keywords
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