The Use of Enrofloxacin to Prevent Shedding of Salmonella from Green Iguanas, Iguana iguana

Autor:	Frederick J. Angulo, Matthew J. Darling, Jeffrey Fowler, Daniel H. Atchley, Russell P. DeFusco, Bruce R. Burnham
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Iguana Salmonella Veterinary medicine biology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Antimicrobial Carriage biology.animal medicine Enrofloxacin Feces Green iguana After treatment medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery. 12:10-13
ISSN:	1529-9651
DOI:	10.5818/1529-9651.12.2.10
Popis:	The increasing popularity of reptile ownership has been paralleled with an increasing incidence of human Salmonella infections. Antimicrobial agents have been suggested for the elimination of Salmonella carriage by reptiles. Nine green iguanas, Iguana iguana, with naturally acquired Salmonella were isolated from each other, and treated with 10 mg/kg enrofloxacin for 14 d. Salmonella was not detected in follow-up cultures of eight of the nine iguanas obtained up to 32 wk after treatment, but was detected repeatedly in the feces of one treated iguana. Antimicrobial agents cannot be relied upon to eliminate carriage of Salmonella with absolute certainty.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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