1. Characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from captive wild felids with bacteremia.
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Carvalho VM, Osugui L, Setzer AP, Lopez RP, Pestana de Castro AF, Irino K, and Catão-Dias JL
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- Animals, Animals, Zoo, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacteremia microbiology, Enrofloxacin, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Fatal Outcome, Female, Fluoroquinolones therapeutic use, Male, Urinary Tract Infections drug therapy, Urinary Tract Infections microbiology, Urinary Tract Infections pathology, Bacteremia veterinary, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Felidae, Urinary Tract Infections veterinary
- Abstract
Diseases caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in wild felids are rarely reported. Although urinary tract infections are infrequently reported in domestic cats, such infections when present are commonly caused by ExPEC. The present work characterized ExPEC strains isolated from 2 adult felines, a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and a black leopard (Panthera pardus melas), that died from secondary bacteremia associated with urinary tract infections. Isolates from both animals were classified into the B2 phylogenetic group and expressed virulence genotypes that allowed them to cause severe disease. In addition, strains from the black leopard showed multidrug resistance.
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- 2012
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