Why your housecat's trite little bite could cause you quite a fright: A study of domestic felines on the occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of Pasteurella multocida

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 507-513

  Freshwater, A ^a,b  

^a Alumna of the College of Wooster ^*  (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility in Pasteurella multocida; Cat bite wound infections; Domestic felines; Pasteurella multocida; Pasteurella multocida prevalence; Pasteurellosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BITE; CAT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GINGIVA; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BITES AND STINGS; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PENICILLINS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 51349146539     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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