Human Pasteurella multocida Infection with Likely Zoonotic Transmission from a Pet Dog, Spain

Human Pasteurella multocida Infection with Likely Zoonotic Transmission from a Pet Dog, Spain

We report a case of urinary tract infection caused by an unusual genotype (sequence type 211) of Pasteurella multocida associated with human infection. Molecular genetic analysis of P. multocida isolates obtained from the human patient and his pet strongly suggests a zoonotic transmission of this ba...

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Main Authors: Fátima Abreu, Carlos Rodríguez-Lucas, M. Rosario Rodicio, Ana I. Vela, José Francisco Fernández-Garayzábal, Pilar S. Leiva, Fernando Cuesta, Dolores Cid, Javier Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pasteurella multocida
urinary tract infection
UTI
pets
PFGE
MLST
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/17-1998_article

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