Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteomyelitis associated with Nocardiopsis composta in a dog.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Salas, Elisa N et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
We report the first detection of Nocardiopsis composta in association with osteomyelitis in a young male miniature Australian shepherd dog. Findings included suppurative osteomyelitis containing intralesional Fite's acid fast bacilli, aerobic culture of branching Gram-positive rods, and positive identification via phenotypic analysis and 16S rDNA sequencing.
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