title: Use of a Vascular Access Port for Antibiotic Administration in the Treatment of Pododermatitis in a Chicken.
abstract: Bacterial culture and susceptibility testing results of a wound on the plantar aspect of the foot of a 4-year-old, male chicken with a class IV pododermatitis revealed a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacterium, sensitive to only a few antibiotics including ceftazidime. Concerns over the volume and frequency of antibiotic injections, combined with the likely duration of treatment, led to the use of a vascular access port to facilitate intravenous antimicrobial therapy. The port was placed and maintained for 5 months without complication, and the infection was resolved. This case illustrates the feasibility and application of a vascular port in an avian patient requiring long-term intravenous therapy.
authors.forename: Robert James Tyson
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Doneley
authors.forename: Bruce Austen
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Justine Susanah
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002645:Chickens; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000662:veterinary*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002442:Ceftazidime
keywords: avian; ceftazidime; chicken; multidrug resistant E coli; pododermatitis; portocath; vascular access port