Antemortem diagnosis of an apparent case of feline candidiasis.
Candidiasis in cats has always been linked with such predisposing factors as parvovirus infections and antibiotic and chemotherapeutic treatments. Moreover these cases were all diagnosed post-mortem. The clinical observations and the diagnostic procedures used in an antemortem case of probable idiopathic intestinal candidiasis in a cat are reported. The therapeutic measures used and the method of evaluating the efficacy of antimycotic treatment are also described.
D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004751:Enteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D009761:Nystatin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D009761:Nystatin