Pasteurella bettyae Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men, France

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1475 - 1477
• Main Authors: Li, Andy, Herms, Florian, Pataut, Dominique, Louison, Jean-Baptiste, Cassius, Charles, Merimèche, Manel, Bouaziz, Jean David, Berçot, Béatrice, Fouéré, Sébastien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.07.2024; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Adult; antimicrobial resistance; Bacillus (Bacteria); bacteria; Causes of; Disease transmission; France - epidemiology; Gram-negative bacterial infections; Health aspects; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Infection; Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men, France; Male; Medical law; men who have sex with men; Middle Aged; MSM; MSM (Men who have sex with men); Pasteurella - classification; Pasteurella - genetics; Pasteurella - isolation & purification; Pasteurella bettyae; Pasteurella Infections - microbiology; Pasteurella Infections - transmission; Penicillin G benzathine; Research Letter; Risk factors; sexually transmitted infections; Tetracycline; Tetracyclines; Young Adult; France; balanoposthitis; bacteria; balanitis; sexually transmitted infections; antimicrobial resistance; MSM; France; men who have sex with men; Pasteurella bettyae
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid3007.240352

Pasteurella bettyae is a gram-negative bacillus sporadically involved in human infections; its main reservoirs are cats and dogs. A recent publication suggests the possibility of sexual transmission leading to genital infections in men who have sex with men. We report 9 cases in France of genital infection among this population.