Breast implant infection with pasteurella canis: First case-report

• Main Authors: J. Hannouille, J.P. Belgrado, S. Vankerchove, L. Vandermeeren
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
• Series: JPRAS Open
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587819300324

Zoonotic infections represent an uncommon phenomenon. Few people with pets realise the infectious risk this entails. This case describes a Pasteurella canis infection of a breast implant following close contact between a patient and her cat.A 59-year-old woman developed infection of her breast implant 7 months after implantation. Surgical revision was performed after failure of conservative treatment with antibiotics. Perioperative samples from the periprosthetic fluid were positive for P. canis, a Gram-negative coccobacillus that is present in the oropharyngeal commensal flora of cats and dogs. History revealed that the patient owned a cat for 2 years.This case highlights the possible risk of zoonotic infections in humans with protheses following close contact with a cat. Antibiotic therapy and surgical revision, with or without removal of the prosthesis constitute the cornerstone of treatment in such cases. Keywords: Animals, Domestic, Pasteurella, Zoonoses, Pasteurella infections