Pasteurella multocida meningitis in an adult: case report

Pasteurella multocida is known to form part of the normal flora in the naso pharynx or gastrointestinal tract in many domestic and wild animals. Most h uman P multocida infections are soft tissue infections caused by dog or cat bites. Less commonly this bacterium is associated with infections affectin g other organ systems of man. A case of fatal P multocida meningitis discov ered at the necropsy of a 52 year old man is described. P multocida is an u nusual causative agent of meningitis which tends to affect those at the ext remes of age.