Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with Francisella philomiragia blood infection treated successfully
By McAtee, Rae et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2024·Department of Medical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of Francisella philomiragia bacteremia in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old female spayed Labrador retriever was brought to the vet because she was very tired, not eating well, and had a cough. Tests showed she had a bacterial infection called francisellosis, which was confirmed by blood cultures. The vet treated her with an antibiotic called enrofloxacin for six weeks. After treatment, follow-up tests showed no signs of the infection, and seven months later, the dog was back to her normal self with no signs of relapse.
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Abstract
To describe the diagnosis and successful treatment of systemic francisellosis in a dog. An 11-year-old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for progressive lethargy, hyporexia, and cough. The dog was febrile with a neutrophilia, nonregenerative anemia, thrombocytopenia, and had increased activity in serum of liver-derived enzymes. Francisella philomiragia was isolated from aerobic blood culture. The dog was treated for 6 weeks with enrofloxacin orally. Repeated aerobic blood cultures after 2 and 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy were negative. The dog was clinically normal 7 months after diagnosis with no evidence of relapse.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38738486/