[Five cases of respiratory infection due to Pasteurella multocida].

Five cases of respiratory infection in which Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) was isolated from sputum were reported. All of the five patients had animal contact, and three of the five patients suffered from bronchiectasis. No underlying pulmonary disease was found in one case, P. multocida was also isolated from her cat. Patients were treated with ST, MINO + PIPC, ABPC + CFT, SBTPC, AMK + MINO with improvement. Thirty cases of respiratory tract infection due to P. multocida including our cases have been reported in Japan.