Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology
Case report

Isolation of Pasteurella dagmatis from Dog-bite Wounds

Sang Sun Hwang1, Soon Deok Park1, Ohgun Kwon1, Young Uh1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Sug-Won Kim2

Departments of 1Laboratory Medicine and 2Plastic Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Corresponding to Sang Sun Hwang, E-mail: 41269@hanmail.net

Ann Clin Microbiol 2007;10(2):168-170.
Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.

Abstract

Pasteurella dagmatis is an oxidase and catalase positive, facultative anaerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus classified as a member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Pasteurella species are commonly colonizing the oropharynx of healthy domestic and wild animals including cats and dogs. These are usually pathogenic to domestic animals, but rarely to human beings. Pasteurella infection of human causes pneumonia, empyema, meningitis, peritonitis, bone and joint infection and septicemia. Recently, we experienced a case of dog-bite wounds from which Pasteurella dagmatis was isolated in a 39-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Pasteurella dagmatis isolated from dog-bite wounds in Korea. (Korean J Clin Microbiol 2007;10:168-170)

Keywords

Pasteurella dagmatis, Dog-bite, Wound