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Pasteurella Multocida Infection: Multimedia

Author: Alexandre Lacasse, MD, MSc, Fellow in Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee at Memphis
Coauthor(s): Michael Gelfand, MD, FACP, Chief, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Methodist Healthcare of Memphis, University of Tennessee; Thomas Lafeber, MD, Consulting Staff, Wellstar Infectious Disease LLC; J Robert Cantey, MD, Chief of Infectious Disease, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Director, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina
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Updated: Jan 21, 2009

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Keywords

Pasteurella multocida infection, P multocida infection, pasteurellosis, coccobacillus, coccobacilli, bacterial infection, dog bite, cat bite, cat scratch, bite wound, animal bite wound, cat lick, pet wound, pet bite, meningitis, tetanus, rabies

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Alexandre Lacasse, MD, MSc, Fellow in Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee at Memphis
Alexandre Lacasse, MD, MSc is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Michael Gelfand, MD, FACP, Chief, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Methodist Healthcare of Memphis, University of Tennessee
Michael Gelfand, MD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Southern Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Thomas Lafeber, MD, Consulting Staff, Wellstar Infectious Disease LLC
Thomas Lafeber, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society of Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

J Robert Cantey, MD, Chief of Infectious Disease, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Director, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina
J Robert Cantey, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Larry I Lutwick, MD, Professor of Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical School; Director, Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn Campus
Larry I Lutwick, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians and Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Aaron Glatt, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical College; President and CEO, Former Chief Medical Officer, Departments of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New Island Hospital
Aaron Glatt, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society for Microbiology, American Thoracic Society, American Venereal Disease Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, International AIDS Society, and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
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CME Editor

Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital
Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Society for Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Chief Editor

Burke A Cunha, MD, Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine at Stony Brook; Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital
Burke A Cunha, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
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