Volume: 26 Issue: 5

This study also identified risk factors indicative of transmission and provides a record of patients views on sexual-health messaging. Bacteremia due to Pasteurella dagmatis acquired from a dog bite, with a review of systemic infections and challenges in laboratory identification<span style="font-style: italic">Pasteurella dagmatis</span>, a Gram-negative coccobacillus, has been isolated from both dogs and cats as normal flora. It is also a fairly new species for many clinicians because it is a pathogen in human infections. The authors present a case of bacteremia in a 74-year-old man that was caused by<span style="font-style: italic"> P dagmatis</span>. A comparison of other reported cases of bacteremia due to <span style="font-style: italic">P dagmatis </span>is provided, along with a discussion of the challenges of standard automatic identification including alternative methodologies. Delftia acidovorans: A rare pathogen in immunocompromised patients<span style="font-style: italic">Delftia acidovorans</span> is usually a nonpathogenic environmental organism, which is rarely clinically significant. This article documents a case of <span style="font-style: italic">D acidovorans</span>-associated pneumonia in a B cell lymphoblastic leukemia patient. The authors also provide a review of the literature regarding <span style="font-style: italic">D acidovo...
Source: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research