Pasteurella multocida in Dog Bites-Reply
Abstract
Abstract In Reply.—Dr Schwartz has referred to two articles in which complications are described after dog and cat bites. Although these articles clearly describe the role of P multocida in cellulitis and abscesses, none of the cases provide conclusive evidence of P multocida osteomyelitis. In two of the cases reported by Allott et al,1 osteomyelitis developed after dog bites.1 However, in both cases, Staphylococcus aureus, as well as P septica (currently known as P multocida), grew...