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6 years of Pasteurella spp. in the Pitiusas

Version 1 : Received: 11 May 2023 / Approved: 12 May 2023 / Online: 12 May 2023 (11:30:46 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 12 January 2024 / Approved: 21 January 2024 / Online: 22 January 2024 (04:26:22 CET)

How to cite: Jiménez-Guerra, G. 6 years of Pasteurella spp. in the Pitiusas. Preprints 2023, 2023050941. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0941.v1 Jiménez-Guerra, G. 6 years of Pasteurella spp. in the Pitiusas. Preprints 2023, 2023050941. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0941.v1

Abstract

Abstract: Pasteurella spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that is part of the oral and upper respiratory tract microbiota of many animals such as canids and felines. In humans it can produce pathology primarily associated with animal bites or scratches. In addition, members of this genus, and es-pecially Pasteurella multocida, may also be involved in systemic infections, mainly in immuno-compromised patients in close contact with pets. The aim of this study is to analyse the prevalence and clinical characteristics of infections caused by Pasteurella spp. as well as the sensitivity profile of these isolates obtained in the Microbiology laboratory of the Hospital Can Misses (Ibiza, Ibiza and Formentera Health Area, ASEF) in the period from January 2013 to December 2018. Retrospective descriptive study in which all Pasteurella spp. isolates were analysed in the Micro-biology Laboratory of Hospital Can Misses from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2018. Bacterial identification was performed by Vitek 2 automated biochemical test panel (bioMérieux, Spain) and antimicrobial susceptibility also by Vitek2 automated microdilution panel, interpreted based on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) standards. Medical records were systematically reviewed by collecting demographic data of infected patients, comorbidities, epidemiological data and clinical features of the infection. A total of 22 isolates of Pasterurella spp. were obtained from 22 different patients, 62.8% female, from three different species: 18 P. multocida, 2 P. canis and 2 P. pneumotropica. Most isolates came from soft tissue infection samples: 7 wound exudates and 5 abscess material. The antibiotics tested with the highest sensitivity profile were gentamicin and cefepime (100% sensitivity

Keywords

Pasteurella spp; pets; P. multocida; beta-lactams; skin and soft tissue infection; urinary tract infection

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

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