Concurrent Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and salmonellosis in a kitten
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Author(s)
Related Research Unit(s)
Detail(s)
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 229-232 |
Journal / Publication | Australian Veterinary Journal |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1999 |
Link(s)
Abstract
A 14-week-old kitten had a history of vomiting, diarrhoea and pyrexia, all of which resolved without treatment. Three weeks later the kitten developed a violent non-productive dry cough. Thoracic radiographs revealed pneumothorax and nodular alveolar disease. Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae and intracellular Gram-negative bacilli were seen in bronchial wash fluid and pleural exudate, and Salmonella Typhimurium was cultured from both fluids but not from faeces. Therapy included unilateral closed-tube thoracostomy, enrofloxacin and fenbendazole. Historical signs were compatible with gastrointestinal salmonellosis and secondary broncho-pneumonia. Seeding of the lungs with salmonellae may have occurred as a result of migration of A abstrusus from a gastro-intestinal tract residually infected or colonised by S Typhimurium. Alternatively, the development of lungworm infection in the cat may have activated quiescent S Typhimurium pulmonary granulomata from bacteraemia secondary to gastro-intestinal salmonellosis. Two years after diagnosis the cat was reportedly in good health.
Research Area(s)
- Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Cat, Fenbendazole, Salmonella Typhimurium
Citation Format(s)
Concurrent Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and salmonellosis in a kitten. / BARRS, V R; SWINNEY, G R; MARTIN, P et al.
In: Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol. 77, No. 4, 04.1999, p. 229-232.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review