Pasteurella multocida septicemia not associated with primary liver disease.

Although systemic infections with Pasteurella multocida rarely occur in humans, liver cirrhosis associated with septicemia due to this organism has been frequently reported. Two cases of elderly women with Pasteurella multocida septicemia are described who had diabetes mellitus and breast cancer, respectively. Underlying diseases other than liver cirrhosis as well as factors hitherto unknown in otherwise healthy persons also enhance the risk of Pasteurella multocida septicemia.