CHRONIC CARRIAGE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA-TYPHIMURIUM IN A CAT

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作者
WALL, PG
DAVIS, S
THRELFALL, EJ
WARD, LR
EWBANK, AJ
机构
[1] N MIDDLESEX HOSP, DEPT MICROBIOL, LONDON N18 1QX, ENGLAND
[2] PUBL HLTH LAB SERV, ENTER PATHOGENS LAB, LONDON NW9 5HT, ENGLAND
[3] BROOKEND VET SURG, WITHAM CM8 2BZ, ESSEX, ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02919.x
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Gastroenteritis caused by a multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium was diagnosed in a 12-week-old kitten. Although the kitten recovered from the acute episode after seven days, it continued to shed salmonella in its faeces for a further 12 weeks. Carriage was finally cleared by administering a 14-day course of treatment with parenteral enrofloxacin. The public health implications of an infection and subsequent carriage in a cat of a salmonella strain known to cause illness in humans is discussed.
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