Successful treatment of a localised CDC Group EF-4a infection in a cat.
Organisms classified within the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Group eugonic fermenter (EF)-4a are facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative coccobacilli, thought to be of the family Neisseriaceae. CDC Group EF-4a is considered a component of normal oral flora in cats and dogs and is most commonly isolated from bite injuries of human patients. Most previously reported cases in cats have involved fatal necrotising pneumonia. We report a localised infection of the retropharyngeal/mandibular tissues in a cat, which responded to surgical drainage and a 5-week course of amoxycillin clavulanate. There are no prior reports of successfully treated EF-4a infections in cats in the literature.
Baral
Randolph M
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Paddington Cat Hospital, 183 Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW 2021, Australia. rbaral@catvet.com.au <rbaral@catvet.com.au>
Catt
Melissa J
MJ
Soon
Lynn
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Martin
Patricia
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Bosward
Katrina L
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Chen
Sharon C A
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Malik
Richard
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004322:Drainage; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents