Salmonella choleraesuis pneumonia in a cat without signs of gastrointestinal tract disease.
Primary Salmonella choleraesuis pneumonia without enteric manifestations was diagnosed in an 8-year-old cat. The diagnosis was based on culture of the organism from bronchial brushings. Pathogens were not isolated from multiple fecal samples. The cat initially responded to treatment with sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, but relapsed after the owner discontinued treatment because of difficulty in administration. Treatment with ampicillin, followed by amoxicillin, resulted in complete resolution of all pulmonary infiltrates. Possible mechanisms of Salmonella infection in this cat included nosocomial infection from a nonclinical carrier, as well as Salmonella bacteremia initiated during a dental procedure performed prior to the onset of clinical signs of pneumonia.
Rodriguez
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Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg 24061.
Moon
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Leib
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000662:veterinary; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000667:Ampicillin