title: Sporothrix schenckii isolated from domestic cats with and without sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: A total of 148 cats with a clinical and mycologic diagnosis of sporotrichosis and 84 apparently healthy cats with domiciliary contact with the affected animals were studied. Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from 148 (n = 148; 100%) clinical samples of cutaneous lesion (biopsy, swab or aspiration of purulent secretion), 47 (n = 71; 66.2%) nasal cavities, 33 (n = 79; 41.8%) oral cavities, and 15 (n = 38; 39.5%) nails of cats with sporotrichosis. Histopathological examination revealed yeast-like structures in 50 (n = 70; 71.4%) of the biopsies studied. S. schenckii was isolated from the blood culture of one cat (n = 5, 20%) with the disseminated cutaneous form of the disease. On another occasion, the fungus was isolated from the testis of one (n = 7; 14.3%) of the animals submitted to sterilization. In the group of cats with domiciliary contacts, 3 (n = 84; 3.57%) oral swabs showed positive cultures. Isolation of S. schenckii from different clinical specimens during both the clinical and preclinical phase reinforces the zoonotic potential of feline sporotrichosis.
authors: Serviço de Zoonoses, Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas--Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. schubach@cpqhec.fiocruz.br
authors: Tânia Maria Pacheco
authors: TM
authors: Schubach
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: de Oliveira Schubach
authors: Rosani Santos
authors: RS
authors: dos Reis
authors: Tullia
authors: T
authors: Cuzzi-Maya
authors: Tânia Cristina Moita
authors: TC
authors: Blanco
authors: Dilma Ferreira
authors: DF
authors: Monteiro
authors: Bastos Mĵnica de Lima
authors: BM
authors: Barros
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Brustein
authors: Rosely Maria
authors: RM
authors: Zancopé-Oliveira
authors: Paulo Cezar
authors: PC
authors: Fialho Monteiro
authors: Bodo
authors: B
authors: Wanke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*