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Characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from captive wild felids with bacteremia.
Characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from captive wild felids with bacteremia.
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Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc [J Vet Diagn Invest] 2012 Sep; Vol. 24 (5), pp. 1014-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jul 23. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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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.
- Subjects :
- 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
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1943-4936
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22826042
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638712453576