An unusual case of Pasteurella multocida bacteremic meningitis

• Main Authors: Nikolaos Katechakis (Author), Sofia Maraki (Author), Irini Dramitinou (Author), Eleni Marolachaki (Author), Christina Koutla (Author), Eleni Ioannidou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of bacterial meningitis, more frequently affecting humans at the extremes of age. We report a case of meningitis and bacteremia caused by P. multocida in a 67-year-old diabetic woman who was living with 10 cats. She didn't have any animal bites or scratches...