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The first case of Pasteurella canis bacteremia: a cirrhotic patient with an open leg wound

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Introduction

Severe human infections caused by the Pasteurella species are typically seen following animal bites. P. canis is a species that rarely affects humans and has never been found in systemic infections.

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Here, we report the first documented case of P. canis bacteremia in an infected human, thought to be caused by a dog lick to an open leg wound.

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The authors would like to thank Dawn Tolbert and Kresta Austin for their assistance in the laboratory.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356421, Seattle, WA, 98195-6421, USA

    T. J. Albert & D. L. Stevens

  2. Infectious Diseases Section, Medical Services Office (111), Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 West Fort St., Boise, ID, 83702, USA

    D. L. Stevens

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Albert, T.J., Stevens, D.L. The first case of Pasteurella canis bacteremia: a cirrhotic patient with an open leg wound. Infection 38, 483–485 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0040-1

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