Pasteurella: Difference between revisions

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Gram-negative bacillus with bipolar staining ("safety pin" appearance)
Grows on chocolate agar but not MacConkey, unlike other Gram-negative bacteria
Oxidase positive and indole positive
Includes Pasteurella multocida
Normal oral flora of many animals, including humans
Causes skin and soft tissue infections following bites or closed-fist injuries
May have beta lactamases
Treatment is typically with penicillin (if susceptible), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, or a cephalosporin
- Not reliably susceptible to cloxacillin or cefazolin

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-* Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]] with '''bipolar staining''' ("safety pin" appearance)
+* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] with '''bipolar staining''' ("safety pin" appearance)
 * Grows on chocolate agar but not MacConkey, unlike other Gram-negative bacteria
-* [[Oxidase test::Oxidase-positive]] and [[Has indole test::indole-positive]]
+* Oxidase [[Oxidase::positive]] and indole [[Indole::positive]]
 * Includes [[Pasteurella multocida]]
 * Normal oral flora of many animals, including humans
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 * May have beta lactamases
 * Treatment is typically with [[Is treated by::penicillin]] (if susceptible), [[Is treated by::amoxicillin-clavulanic acid]], or a cephalosporin
+** Not reliably susceptible to [[cloxacillin]] or [[cefazolin]]
-{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pasteurella'' species}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pasteurella''}}
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]