Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Risk factors linked to enterococcal urine infection in cats
By Clark, Hannah et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2023·University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (Clark)·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Risk factors of enterococcal bacteriuria in cats: A retrospective study.
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Plain-English summary
A study looked at 31 cats with enterococcal bacteriuria (a type of urinary infection) to see if factors like urinary catheterization, urinary blockage, or bladder stones were linked to this condition. Surprisingly, these factors were not found to be more common in the cats with the infection compared to those without it. Additionally, signs of lower urinary tract disease, such as blood in the urine, were actually less common in the cats with enterococcal bacteriuria. This suggests that, unlike in humans and dogs, these factors may not cause urinary infections in cats.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if factors associated with urothelial damage and inflammation, including urinary catheterization, urinary obstruction, and urolithiasis are associated with the presence of enterococcal bacteriuria in cats. ANIMALS: Thirty-one cats withspp. bacteriuria and 31 cats withbacteriuria. PROCEDURE: A retrospective case-control study with cases and controls identified by records search forspp. (case) and(control) bacteriuria from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2019. Cases and controls were balanced with respect to average age. Binary logistic regression was used to estimate and test whether the odds of havingspp. bacteriuria (instead of) were associated with the presence of any characteristic. RESULTS: Urinary catheterization, urinary obstruction, and urolithiasis were not observed more often incasescontrols (19%25%,= 0.543; 19%32%,= 0.244; and 16%16%,= 1, respectively). Signs of lower urinary tract disease were significantly less common incases than incontrols (OR: 0.30; 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.83,= 0.02). Hematuria was significantly less common in cases than controls (= 0.048). CONCLUSION: No association was identified between urinary catheterization, urolithiasis, or any other comorbidities (hyperthyroidism, chronic kidney disease) and enterococcal bacteriuria in cats. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Unlike in humans and dogs, urothelial damage and inflammation caused by factors such as urinary catheterization and urolithiasis may not be the mechanism for enterococcal bacteriuria in cats.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36593937/