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To the Editor: Pasteurella multocida is part of the normal flora of many domestic animals and can produce infection in humans. Although the infection is often acquired through a bite, we describe a patient with P. multocida bacteremia acquired in an unusual manner.

A 35-year-old man with poorly differentiated rhabdomyosarcoma had undergone placement of a Hickman catheter for adjuvant chemotherapy. He was sleeping at home and woke up to find fresh blood on his chest. His Hickman catheter was damaged and had bite marks on it. It appeared to have been chewed. He had a cat, which was in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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