Feline salmonellosis. A nosocomial outbreak and experimental studies.
Cornell Vet, 1978/4;68(2):211-9.
Timoney JF, Neibert HC, Scott FW
PMID: 346310
Abstract
An outbreak of S. typhimurium gastroenteritis and septicemia is described in young cats admitted to a veterinary hospital for routine medical and surgical reasons. A morbidity of 32% and a mortality of 61% was observed in the outbreak. Affected cats exhibited oral shedding of the organism and contaminated feed and water dishes may have been the vehicle of spread of infection. Possible detrimental effects of incorrect choice of antibiotic therapy are discussed. Attempts to reproduce the disease in a group of laboratory cats were unsuccessful. Antibody production was poorly correlated with infection in these cats.
MeSH terms
Animals; Cat Diseases; Cats; Cross Infection; Liver; Salmonella Infections, Animal; Salmonella typhimurium
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