title: Successful treatment of a localised CDC Group EF-4a infection in a cat.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Paddington Cat Hospital, 183 Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW 2021, Australia. rbaral@catvet.com.au <rbaral@catvet.com.au>
authors.forename: Randolph M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Baral
authors.forename: Melissa J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Catt
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Katrina L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bosward
authors.forename: Sharon C A
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents