<unk>  is an infection with a species of the bacterial genus Pasteurella. Pasteurella multocida (subsp. septica and subsp. multocida) is carried in the mouth and respiratory tract of various animals, including cats and dogs. It is a small Gram negative bacillus with bipolar staining on Wayson stain. Pasteurella is usually transmitted via the cutaneous route to the human host.Pasteurella uses a number of mechanisms for avoiding or suppressing bactericidal responses such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and the bacterias capsule. It is difficult to establish the true prevalence and incidence of<unk>  because disease reporting is not required. In the USA, the annual incidence of dog and cat bites has been reported as 300 bites per 100,000 individuals. The most important risk factor in the development of<unk>  is animal exposure. Individuals with high risk of developing<unk>  are children and inmunosuppressed individuals. If left untreated, patients with<unk>  may progress to develop soft tissue inflammation. Complications of<unk>  include cellulitis, pneumonia, and bacteremia. Patients with cutaneous infection have the most favorable prognosis when adequately treated. Physical examination of patients with<unk>  is usually remarkable for erythema, warmth, swelling and pain in the affected area. The mainstay of therapy for<unk>  includes both cleaning the wound and antibiotic pharmacotherapy using a combination of penicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitors.
Pasteurellosis
Zygomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Aspergilloma
Candidiasis
BCGosis