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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1480-1483, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1480-1483.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Fatal Peritonitis Caused by Pasteurella multocida Capsular Type F in Calves

Boudewijn Catry,1* Koen Chiers,2 Stefan Schwarz,3 Corinna Kehrenberg,3 Annemie Decostere,2 and Aart de Kruif1

Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Herd Health,1 Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium,2 Institut für Tierzucht, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany3

Received 9 July 2004/ Returned for modification 5 September 2004/ Accepted 8 October 2004

A fatal case of atypical septicemia of pasteurellosis in veal calves is described. The causative organism was identified as a multiresistant Pasteurella multocida capsular type F isolate. The outbreak was characterized by fibrinous peritonitis and mortality, which are hitherto unreported features of P. multocida capsular type F infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, BE-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Phone: 0032 (0)9 264 75 63. Fax: 0032 (0)9 264 77 97. E-mail: Boudewijn.Catry{at}UGent.be.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1480-1483, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1480-1483.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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