Non-invasive detection and successful treatment of a Helicobacter pylori infection in a captive rhesus macaque.
Gastritis is a commonly diagnosed condition in non-human primates used in biomedical research. As in humans, Helicobacter pylori infection may cause gastritis. The following report presents a method of non-invasive detection and a successful treatment protocol for this common pathogen.
1 Einrichtung für Tierschutz, Tierärztlichen Dienst und Labortierkunde, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Antje
A
Semrau
1 Einrichtung für Tierschutz, Tierärztlichen Dienst und Labortierkunde, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Susanne
S
Gerold
2 Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Julia-Stefanie
JS
Frick
1 Einrichtung für Tierschutz, Tierärztlichen Dienst und Labortierkunde, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Franz
F
Iglauer
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000097:blood; D064098:Esomeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D064098:Esomeprazole
H. pylori; gastritis; non-human primates; non-invasive detection