Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with Salmonella brain and urine infection after immune treatment
By Melissa N. Andruzzi et al.·Published in BMC Veterinary Research·2020·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae as an opportunistic pathogen in a case of meningoencephalomyelitis and bacteriuria in a dog
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought in with signs of neurological issues and a urinary infection after being treated with immunosuppressive medication for a condition called steroid-responsive meningitis and arteritis (SRMA). The dog was found to have a rare type of Salmonella bacteria in its system, which led to infections in the brain and urinary tract. The veterinarian treated the dog with a four-month course of amoxicillin, and the dog showed improvement, with follow-up tests confirming the infections were cleared and no further symptoms were present.
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Abstract
Background We report the first case of canine Salmonella meningoencephalomyelitis and second case of canine Salmonella bacteriuria, as well as the first reported case of Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae in a dog. Case presentation Immunosuppressive treatment in a dog for a relapse of steroid-responsive meningitis and arteritis (SRMA) allowed for the opportunistic establishment of a bacteremia with Salmonella enterica subsp. houtenae , ultimately causing meningoencephalomyelitis and subclinical bacteriuria. The bacterial infections were treated with a four-month course of amoxicillin; clinical treatment success was determined by serial negative urine cultures and lack of clinical signs correlated to the meningoencephalomyelitis. Conclusions Both the bacteriuria and meningoencephalomyelitis represented opportunistic infections in a dog immunosuppressed for SRMA. The clinical course of this infectious meningoencephalitis emphasizes the importance of differentiating relapse of initial disease from opportunistic infection occurring in a compromised central nervous system. The novel Salmonella species identified in this case acts as a reminder that infectious disease diagnostics should not be curbed by anecdotal prediction of routine pathogenic suspects.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/33176763