Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Differences in cat urinary infections with Enterococcus versus other
By Seidel, Emily J et al.·Published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·2022·Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA, United States·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Clinical differences in enterococcal bacteriuria compared with other bacteriuria in cats
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats with urinary tract infections was studied to see how infections caused by Enterococcus bacteria compared to those caused by other types of bacteria. The findings showed that cats with Enterococcus infections were less likely to show obvious symptoms like blood in their urine, which was more common in cats with other bacterial infections. However, cats with Enterococcus were more likely to have infections involving multiple types of bacteria. This suggests that Enterococcus infections might be less noticeable but could indicate a more complex infection situation.
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Abstract
Objectives The clinical differences between Enterococcus species bacteriuria compared with other bacteria has been reported in a small number of cats. The objective of this study was to compare a large number of cats with Enterococcus species bacteriuria to cats with other bacteriuria and determine the clinical differences. It was hypothesized that enterococcal bacteriuria would be associated with subclinical bacteriuria and polymicrobial infections more than other bacteriuria, and that when local or systemic comorbidities were present, enterococcal bacteriuria would be more common. Methods This retrospective case-control study compared case cats with enterococcal bacteriuria to control cats with other bacteriuria. Cats with enterococcal bacteriuria were age, year and weight matched with 1–2 control cats with any other bacteriuria. Results Lower urinary tract clinical signs were statistically significantly more common in controls (n = 38/77 [49%]) compared with Enterococcus cases (n = 12/47 [25%]; P = 0.01). Specifically, control cats (n = 20/77 [26%]) were statistically significantly more likely to have gross hematuria compared with Enterococcus case cats (n = 3/47 [6%]; P = 0.01). Enterococcus cases were statistically significantly more likely to have a polymicrobial infection compared with controls (odds ratio 5.84, 95% confidence interval 1.33–34.70; P = 0.01). Conclusions and relevance Enterococcus species are associated with subclinical bacteriuria and polymicrobial urinary tract infections in cats vs other bacteriuria.
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