Ann Lab Med.  2016 Nov;36(6):617-619. 10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.617.

Identification of Pasteurella canis in a Soft Tissue Infection Caused by a Dog Bite: The First Report in Korea

• Kim B
• Pai H
• Lee KH
• Lee Y

• KMID: 2373605
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.617

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
Bites and Stings
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
Dogs
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pasteurella/drug effects/genetics/*isolation & purification
Pasteurella Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
Republic of Korea
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Soft Tissue Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Microscopic and colonial morphology of Pasteurella canis. (A) Gram-negative coccobacilli on a direct gram-stained smear from the wound specimen (×1,000). (B) Smooth, grayish colonies on 5% sheep blood agar after 48-hr incubation.

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