Chronic diarrhea associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in a cat.
Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from a cat with chronic diarrhea. The diarrheic cat and another cat (which previously had diarrhea) in the same household had bactericidal antibody titers to the C jejuni. Clinical response to antibiotic therapy and not recovering Campylobacter sp from normal feces after treatment also supported the diagnosis of Campylobacter-associated diarrhea. Although the owner had a protracted episode of diarrhea, C jejuni was not isolated from the owner's feces, nor was a bactericidal antibody detected in the owner's serum.
D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female