Chlamydial infection of cats and human health
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
12422525
DOI
10.1007/bf02818705
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- MeSH
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial diagnosis microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Chlamydia Infections diagnosis microbiology transmission veterinary MeSH
- Chlamydophila psittaci isolation & purification MeSH
- Immunologic Tests veterinary MeSH
- Respiratory Tract Infections diagnosis microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Cats MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Cat Diseases diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Serologic Tests veterinary MeSH
- Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis microbiology transmission veterinary MeSH
- Zoonoses microbiology transmission MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cats MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
Chlamydia psittaci var. felis is considered as a primary and important agent in the etiology of infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract and eyes in cats, having zoonotic potential. We investigated 13 cats aged between 2 months and 7 years, in which conjunctivitis, rhinitis, laryngotracheitis, bronchopneumonia and lymph adenopathy was clinically diagnosed. To detect the antigen of C. psittaci the Clearview Chlamydia Direct Test was used for the first time. The presence of C psittaci in 10 of 13 investigated cats and in 8 nasal mucosa smears from 10 investigated cats were confirmed in conjunctiva. Using bacteriological examination different species of the genus Staphylococcus in conjunctiva from all 13 investigated animals were also confirmed. Serological investigation using complement fixation test was negative in all animals.
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