• Scand. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2003

    Case Reports

    Spontaneous empyema and overwhelming septic shock due to Pasteurella multocida.

    • Kevin B Laupland, Karen P Rimmer, Daniel B Gregson, and David W Megran.
    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2003 Jan 1;35(2):132-3.

    AbstractInvasive Pasteurella multocida infection, although uncommon, has been recognized to occur more frequently among patients with hepatic cirrhosis. This study reports a fatal case of bacteremic P. multocida empyema without pneumonia associated with refractory septic shock in a patient with both cirrhosis and asplenia.

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