Pasteurella multocida bacterial meningitis caused by contact with pigs

Pasteurella multocida belongs to the normal flora of the respiratory and digestive tract of many animals. Animal exposure is a considerable risk factor for Pasteurella infection. P. multocida is the most common cause of local infection after an animal bite but is an unusual cause of meningitis. We p...

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Main Authors: C. López, P. Sanchez-Rubio, A. Betrán, R. Terré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000200021&lng=en&tlng=en