Verrucous endocarditis due to Escherichia coli in a Persian cat.
Verrucous endocarditis of the aortic valves was diagnosed postmortem in a Persian cat that died after showing clinical signs of dyspnoea, hypothermia and anorexia. Bacterial colonies were evident on Giemsa-stained sections of the valves and Escherichia coli was isolated from the endocarditis lesions.
De Jonghe
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Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Ducatelle
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Devriese
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Haesebrouck
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Roels
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D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female