Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fungal colonization and failure of a long-term gastrostomy tube in a cat.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Boutilier, Pam & Carr, Anthony
- Affiliation:
- Western College of Veterinary Medicine · Canada
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Candida krusei was isolated from a gastrostomy tube that failed 175 d after placement in a 13-year-old cat. Fungal colonization of gastrostomy tubes is common in humans and a contributor to tube failure. Veterinarians should be aware of this phenomenon in patients that have long-term indwelling feeding tubes.
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