Infectious Disease Literature Flashcards
How does FIV affect the survival of sick cats?
It did NOT affect survival!!
FIV cats: Survival was NOT different from uninfected cats
What retrovirus should you check for in a cat with dental disease?
FIV
Inflammatory oral disease and stomatitis associated with FIV +
What are risk factors of FIV+ in sick cats?
MALE and older
Can we use PMPDAP in cats with FIV?
NO! It results in improved CS but horrible anemia
Which antiviral results in improved stomatitis but anemia in FIV cats?
Adefovir
Which antiviral resulted in decreased viral load but no clinical improvement in FIV cats?
Plexifovir
What is a complication of FIV that is seen in naturally occurring but NOT experimental FIV cats?
Proteinuria
UPC correlated with CD4:CD8 T cell ratio
Not associated with azotemia
Increased incidence of amyloidosis
Did fozivudine protect against FIV infection?
NO! But it did decreased viremia in first 2 weeks
What helped to improve survival in FIV cats?
INF-alpha
What helped improved survival in FeLV cats?
INF-alpha
What has been used in FeLV cats to stimulate an innate immune response?
Feline IFN-omega
What is known about FeLV and nonregnerative cytopenias in cats?
RARE to be related to FeLV latency (Only 5.4% had FeLV PCR + BM when negative FelV p27 ELISA in blood)
How did human IFN-alpha and AZT perform in FeLV cats?
No marked changes when given alone or combined but rare SE
In canine blood, Pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from Gram + and Gram neg bacteria resulted in?
stimulate TNF, IL-6, and IL-010 production in canine blood
Altered response with age (older dogs have a blunted IL-10 response) - Could explained more mortality in older dogs in sepsis
What is on the 4DX SNAP test?
Dirofilaria immitisantigen and antibodies againstAnaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, andEhrlichia ewingiiis good screening test
○ Cross reactivity of E. canis antigens with anti E. chafeensis Abs noted
Is daily cleaning of stethoscopes helpful?
NO, • Daily cleaning of stethoscopes immediately removed bacteria, BUT did NOT reduce bacterial contamination (67% vs 60% after cleaning)
○ Repeatedly recovered: Bacillus
Which bacteria were found most common on VTH surfaces?
• Enterococcus faecium and Stap isolated were most common on surfaces at VTH (esp on scales and cages) - Concern that many were resistant to >5 ABX
Esp given Enterococcus ability to transmit resistance genes to other pathogens
Which bacteria does BAPGM help to grow in sick dogs?
• Use of insect growth media (Bartonella alpha-Proteobacteria growth medium (BAPGM)) enhanced growth of alpha-Proeobacteria (staph and Sphingomonas) but also others bacteria from sick dogs that were not isolated from other cultures
How does Yersina pestis present in a dog?
• Yersinia pestis in dogs: Fever, lethargy, anorexia, lymphadenopathy, vomiting, diarrhea, abscesses
○ Exposure risks: hunting, rodent/rabbit exposure, lived in rural area
○ Dogs are sentinel of human dz
What is the likely cause of retroperionteal abscesses in dogs?
Retroperitoneal abscess in dogs: Etiology largely unknown (suspected to be plants), resolution with sx and long term abx, recurrence is possible, but overall outcome favorable
How do cats get Francisella tularensis? What is the treatment of it?
• Gram negative (zoonotic), transmitted by ticks from rodents and rabbits (or eating these guys) Reportable
○ Ulceroglander (SQ abscesses) form or acute/systemic form (fever, thrombocytopenia, increased LEs, hyperbili)
○ Abs (after 3 weeks from infection), PCR, bacterial culture (from LN)
○ Tx (limited information): Gentamicin (humans), but could consider tetracycline + fluoroquinolones
What is Q fever?
• Coxiella burnetii (Cats get it from ingestion of infected animals or tick bites) - Subclinical, maybe abortion, cat is source of human infeciton
○ Dx: Isolation of organism or serology
○ Tx: Tetracycline or chloramhenicol
What is true about the resistance patterns in E. coli?
• Strains are genetically and phenotypically diverse, but lots of drug resistance (51%), freq of MDR did not differ regionally
Resistance may limit empirical tx, need to use TMS, NOT amoxicillin or Clavamox
Name 5 atypical findings in Lepto dogs?
• Atypical findings in Lepto dogs:
○ Pulmonary dz (43%); Hepatic dz ALONE (14%); proteinuria (67%), thrombocytopenia (50%), coagulopathy (30%), hypoalbuminemia (27%), glucosuria (18%)
§ Grippotyphosa = Renal dz
§ Icterohaemorrhagiae = Hepatic dz
What can be conclude about using MAT and how are they preformed?
Performed: Add dilutions of patient serum to LIVE spirochetes of diff serovars, highest dilution of serum of which 50% agglut is reported
USE: Serologic MAT (acute and convalescent titers) were highly accurate for dx of lepto in dogs; (performed at 5 different labs) valuable to diagnose Lepto in dogs, BUT discordant results in MAT bwtn recently vaccinated and in clinical Lepto cases - suggests that unlikely test result can be used to predict infecting serogroup (similar in humans)
What was the sero-prevalence in people that were around Lepto dogs (staff and owners)?
ZERO, none were +
What happens with MAT in lepto vaccinated dogs?
Variable MAT results, antibodies should NOT be used to predict resistant to Lepto infection
○ MAT titers ≥1: 800 can developed with vaccination!!!! Could complicate diagnosis of infection!!!
What has been shown with lepto with CDK in cats?
• Cats with CKD were significantly more likely to be sero+ for Lepto than control cats (14.9% compared to 7.2%)
○ No difference in PCR + in urine = BUT 8 cats had lepto in urine (potential role in transmission???)
○ Pomona and Bratislava most common serovars
○ Risk factors for sero+: Outdoor life, hunting, another cat in household, sampling period (June and August)
The prevalence of lepto is increased, esp in what demographic?
• Prevalence of Lepto is increasing since 1970s esp in dogs btwn 2-9yrs and male dogs
○ Dogs
In what months is lepto most common?
Nov-Dec
Does recent vaccination interfere with PCR in dogs with acute lepto?
NO!!
What is a severe complication with lepto that results in higher mortality?
• 70% of dogs with Lepto had pulmonary changes noted
○ Lung involvement = Severe complication with increased case fatality depending on severity of resp distress (78% euthanized in grade 2 dyspnea dogs)
Reticulonodular interstital pattern
Has lepto ever been reported to result in renal insuff in cats?
Yest, 3 cats
Which Mycobacterium is associated with panniculitis in dogs?
Panniculitis dt Mycobacterium goodi: Environmental, rapidly growing organism, zoonotic (dogs thought to be sentinels for human dz)
What infectious disease can result in monoclonal gammopathy?
• Monoclonal gammopathy in a dog with Bartonella (can also be seen with Leishmana)
Why can dogs with bartonella be hypoglycemic?
• Hyperinsulinemia Hypoglycemia Syndrome noted in 2 dogs with Bartonella
What is known about cats with DJD and Bartonella?
• Cats with DJD: Bartonella sero+ was associated with decreased severity of DJD and pain score
If a cat has hyperglobulinemia, which infectious disease should they be tested for?
Bartonella
What is the association of bartonella and feline caudal stomatitis?
No association with IgM, but association with BAPGM in cats!!!
Which infectious disease has a high rate of association with feline caudal stomatitis?
Calicivirus
What are the most common bartonellas found in dogs?
B. henselae or B. vinsonii subsp. Berkhoffii were the most common in dogs
Why is BAPGM recommended in dogs in addition to serology?
• Using BAPGM: It was required to make a dx of Bartonella in 21/61 cases; many dogs did not have detectable Bartonella antibodies
What urine marker was associated with higher mortality in Lepto dogs?
Higher UPC
What was increased in myelosuppressed E. canis infected dogs compared to controls? Was it predictive of outcome?
• Acute Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (E. canis): acute phase proteins (C-reactive protein, SAA, haptoglobin) significantly higher in myelosuppressed dogs with infection compared to nonmyelosuppressed infected dogs and controls
○ Albumin was NOT different
○ CRP, SAA, and Hp NOT useful predictors of clinical outcome
§ But survival was strongly associated with pancytopenia (odds ratio for death 22.7), and neutropenia (odds ratio of death 7.7)
For E. canis, what factors were associated with death?
But survival was strongly associated with pancytopenia (odds ratio for death 22.7), and neutropenia (odds ratio of death 7.7)
In Grenada, a co-infections with which organisms resulted in prolonged post-op bleeding scores in clinically normal dogs (with normal hemostatic parameters)?
• In Grenada: Clinically normal dogs with normal hemostatic parameters had increased intra-op bleeding scores if co-infected with E. canis and A. platys compared to controls (neg dogs: blood, spleen, BM, and LN)
○ E. canis DNA amplified more from blood
○ A. platys DNA amplified more from bone marrow
Which infectious disease should you consider if you see atypical lymphocytes and clonal expression of T cells?
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp (NOT LSA)
What are common syndromes in dogs with A. phagocytophilum?
Fever, arthropathy, neuro dysfunction, epistaxis
What is the cause of Salmon poisoning in dogs? How are CS? How do you dx it? What is the treatment?
• Suspected in dogs with inappetence, GI, neurologic signs (in Pacific Northwest), +/- fever, +/- lymphadenopathy (if not peripheral than abdominal)
○ Centrigufation and sedimentation combined had greatest SEN
○ Labs and intact males
○ Tx: Tetracyclines
What causes Canine schistosomiasis?
Heterobilharzia