Citrobacter Freundii Septicemia in Two Dogs
| Autor: | Christiane Girard, Jean-Martin Lapointe, Jean-René Galarneau, Mado Fortin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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0301 basic medicine
Hemolytic anemia Pathology medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences 030106 microbiology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Fatal Outcome Puppy Sepsis biology.animal Animals Medicine Dog Diseases Gastrointestinal Contents Hepatitis Citrobacter General Veterinary biology business.industry Collie Enterobacteriaceae Infections 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Citrobacter freundii Female business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 15:297-299 |
| ISSN: | 1943-4936 1040-6387 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/104063870301500316 |
| Popis: | A 4-month-old Maltese puppy and a 7.5-year-old Collie were diagnosed with septicemia associated with Citrobacter freundii. The puppy died soon, after developing weakness and mucohemorragic diarrhea. The Collie had immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia and was treated with immunosup-pressive drugs before being euthanized. Gross examination of the puppy revealed mucohemorrhagic intestinal contents. Focal necrotic hepatitis, fibrinous peritonitis, interstitial pneumonia, and hemorrhagic gastrointestinal contents were observed in the older dog. Histologically, there was a diffuse, moderate, histiocytic meningitis in the puppy and a focal fibrinonecrotic hepatitis in the adult dog. Lesions in both dogs contained numerous gram-negative rods. Citrobacter freudii is a potential cause of monomicrobic bacteraemia-septicemia in puppies or immunocompromized adult dogs. The gastrointestinal tract is probably the main site of entry. |
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