title: Atypical pneumonia associated with a Mycoplasma isolate in a kitten.
abstract: An atypical case of Mycoplasma pneumonia with an unusual radiographic and computed tomographic pattern was diagnosed in a Siamese kitten. The cat showed no response to broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy including enrofloxacin. The administration of doxycycline led to a dramatic clinical and radiographic improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 2M2, Canada. yannickbongrand@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bongrand
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D008297:Male; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline
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