Bacterial species isolated from cats with lower urinary tract infection and their susceptibilities to cefovecin.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial species recovered from 61 cats with lower urinary tract infection (LUTI), and their susceptibility to cefovecin in vitro.


RESULTS
The clinical signs and final clinical diagnosis for cats with confirmed LUTI were also reported. After physical examination of the cats, urine samples including ≥5-6 leucocytes in microscopic evaluation were cultured using bacteriological techniques. The isolates were identified by conventional microbiological methods and tested for in vitro susceptibility using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method recommended by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. Bacterial growth was observed in 16 of 61 urine samples. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests showed that 13 of 16 (81%) isolates were susceptible to cefovecin. The most frequently isolated bacterium from cats with signs of lower urinary tract infection, was Escherichia coli.


CONCLUSIONS
Cefovecin was found to be effective in cats with LUTI. Because cefovecin is a new antimicrobial agent in veterinary medicine, there are only few studies about urine culture of cats with LUTI. It is the first study on in vitro activity of cefovecin against bacterial isolates from cats with lower urinary infections in Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Banu
B
Dokuzeylül
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Beren Başaran
BB
Kahraman
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Alper
A
Bayrakal
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Belgi Diren
BD
Siğirci
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baran
B
Çelik
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Serkan
S
Ikiz
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abdullah
A
Kayar
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320 Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
M Erman
ME
Or
Antimicrobial susceptibility; Cat; Cefovecin; Urinary tract infection; Urine culture