Journal article
Erythromycin failure with subsequent Pasteurella Multocida meningitis and septic arthritis in a cat-bite victim
Annals of emergency medicine, Vol.19(12), pp.1458-1461
1990
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82621-6
PMID: 2240761
Abstract
We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed
Pasteurella multocida meningitis and septic arthritis while being treated for a cat-bite wound infection with erythromycin. Review of the literature revealed that erythromycin has poor
in vitro activity against this bacterium and has been associated with serious clinical failures. We recommend that erythromycin not be prescribed for empiric therapy of established animal-bite infections. Suggestions for optimal empiric therapy of animal-bite infections and the differential diagnosis of severe cat-bite-associated sepsis are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Erythromycin failure with subsequent Pasteurella Multocida meningitis and septic arthritis in a cat-bite victim
- Creators
- James M Levin - Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterDavid A Talan - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of emergency medicine, Vol.19(12), pp.1458-1461
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82621-6
- PMID
- 2240761
- ISSN
- 0196-0644
- eISSN
- 1097-6760
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1990
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984296978002771
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