Fungal colonization and failure of a long-term gastrostomy tube in a cat.
Candida krusei was isolated from a gastrostomy tube that failed 175 d after placement in a 13-year-old cat. Fungal colonization of gastrostomy tubes is common in humans and a contributor to tube failure. Veterinarians should be aware of this phenomenon in patients that have long-term indwelling feeding tubes.
Boutilier
Pam
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 52 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. DrBoutilier@hotmail.com
Carr
Anthony
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D000818:Animals; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*