Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Medical management of Toxoplasma meningitis in a white-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus).
- Journal:
- Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Fiorello, Christine V et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
A 32-yr-old white-throated capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus) was presented for paraparesis. A diagnosis of protozoal meningitis was made on the basis of a lymphocytic pleocytosis with elevated protein in cerebrospinal fluid and a positive serum titer to Toxoplasma gondii of 131,072 using an indirect hemagglutination test. Treatment with clindamycin and trimethaprim-sulfamethoxazole resulted in improvement within 3 days and complete clinical resolution within 2 wk.
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