Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Breast implant infection with pasteurella canis: First case-report
- Journal:
- JPRAS Open
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- J. Hannouille et al.
- Affiliation:
- Corresponding author.; Université libre de Bruxelles Unité de Recherche en Lymphologie Campus Erasme – CP640, Route de Lennik 808 1070 Bruxelles Belgium · GB
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Zoonotic infections represent an uncommon phenomenon. Few people with pets realise the infectious risk this entails. This case describes a Pasteurella canis infection of a breast implant following close contact between a patient and her cat.A 59-year-old woman developed infection of her breast implant 7 months after implantation. Surgical revision was performed after failure of conservative treatment with antibiotics. Perioperative samples from the periprosthetic fluid were positive for P. canis, a Gram-negative coccobacillus that is present in the oropharyngeal commensal flora of cats and dogs. History revealed that the patient owned a cat for 2 years.This case highlights the possible risk of zoonotic infections in humans with protheses following close contact with a cat. Antibiotic therapy and surgical revision, with or without removal of the prosthesis constitute the cornerstone of treatment in such cases. Keywords: Animals, Domestic, Pasteurella, Zoonoses, Pasteurella infections
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