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Clinical ehrlichiosis in a cat.
- Source :
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association [J Am Vet Med Assoc] 1994 May 01; Vol. 204 (9), pp. 1475-8. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Clinical ehrlichiosis was diagnosed in a cat from Colorado on the basis of cytologic, serologic, and clinical findings. Clusters of gram-negative organisms that were morphologically similar to morulae of Ehrlichia spp were found only in mononuclear cells. The cat had clinical signs that were referable to infection by a rickettsial organism, and antibodies against E canis (titer, 1:80) and E risticii (titer, 1:40) were detected in serum. Exclusion of other obvious causes inducing similar clinical signs, and positive clinical response to doxycycline, an antibiotic with known antirickettsial actions, aided in diagnosis. The cat was clinically normal within days following initiation of treatment, and was clinically normal, as well as seronegative for antibodies against E canis and E risticii, 1,365 days after discharge.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial blood
Cat Diseases drug therapy
Cats
Doxycycline therapeutic use
Ehrlichia immunology
Ehrlichia isolation & purification
Ehrlichiosis diagnosis
Ehrlichiosis drug therapy
Female
Leukocytes, Mononuclear microbiology
Lymph Nodes microbiology
Lymph Nodes pathology
Cat Diseases diagnosis
Ehrlichiosis veterinary
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-1488
- Volume :
- 204
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8050974