Chronic carriage of multidrug resistant Salmonella typhimurium in a cat.
Gastroenteritis caused by a multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium was diagnosed in a 12-week-old kitten. Although the kitten recovered from the acute episode after seven days, it continued to shed salmonella in its faeces for a further 12 weeks. Carriage was finally cleared by administering a 14-day course of treatment with parenteral enrofloxacin. The public health implications of an infection and subsequent carriage in a cat of a salmonella strain known to cause illness in humans is discussed.
Wall
P G
PG
PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London.
Davis
S
S
Threlfall
E J
EJ
Ward
L R
LR
Ewbank
A J
AJ
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; D000077422:Enrofloxacin