Video - Pasteurella multocida

Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic coccobacillus inhabiting the upper respiratory tract of animals, particularly in cats and dogs. It is known to cause zoonotic infections from animals to humans, including cellulitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, or even meningitis.

Symptoms vary depending on the type of infection, and the diagnosis relies on cultures from biological samples like pus, cerebrospinal, blood, or respiratory tract samples, and PCR. Pasteurella multocida infections are treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, tetracyclines, cephalosporins, and quinolones.