Two cases of pasteurella multocida infections in Jamaica

Two cases of pasteurella multocida infections seen at the University Hospital are described. One was a restaurant chef with fulminating septicaemia and arthritis. The other was a female infant with meningitis. These systemic forms of P. multocida infections usually have a high mortality but both of these cases recovered fully. A high degree of vigilance and awareness on the part of both clinician and bacteriologist are necessary for the diagnosis of these infections (AU)