Staphylococcus intermedius cellulitis and toxic shock in a dog.
A Labrador retriever was examined for sudden lameness and cellulitis of the right forelimb. Bacterial culture of the dermis yielded a large number of Staphylococcus intermedius. The association of this bacterium with toxic shock is discussed.
Girard
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Higgins
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D000818:Animals; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D007249:Inflammation; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D009336:Necrosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*