title: Lower respiratory tract infections in cats: 21 cases (1995-2000).
abstract: Twenty-one lower respiratory tract infections diagnosed in cats at University of Sydney Veterinary Centre between 1995 and 2000 were identified retrospectively. Patient records were analysed to determine historical, clinical, clinicopathologic and radiographic features of lower respiratory tract infections. Response to therapy was also assessed. Infectious agents identified were Mycoplasma spp., Pasteurella spp., Bordetella bronchiseptica, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas sp., Mycobacterium thermoresistible, Cryptococcus neoformans, Toxoplasma gondii, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Eucoleus aerophilus. The study provides a detailed retrospective analysis of infectious lower respiratory tract disease in this population of cats.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6012, Australia. sffoster@southcom.au
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Barrs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents