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Does Coinfection of Bartonella henselae and FIV Induce Clinical Disorders in Cats?
Author(s) -
Ueno Hiroshi,
Hohdatsu Tsutomu,
Muramatsu Yasukazu,
Koyama Hiroyuki,
Morita Chiharu
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01118.x
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , feline immunodeficiency virus , cats , coinfection , serology , biology , incidence (geometry) , cat scratch disease , virology , bartonella , antibody , immunology , medicine , pathology , virus , lentivirus , viral disease , physics , disease , optics
It was found that Bartonella henselae (B. henselae) may induce clinical disorders in cats in natural conditions from a comparison of the serological status for B. henselae with the serostatus for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and several clinical characteristics in 170 domestic cats. Seropositivity for B. henselae was not significantly different between FIV antibody‐positive and ‐negative cats (18.4% vs 16.0%). The incidence of clinical characteristics were compared among four cat groups distinguished by the reactivity of sera against B. henselae and FIV. The incidence of lymph node swelling was lower in only FIV antibody‐positive cats (3.0%), but higher in B. henselae antibody‐positive cats (13.6%) and significantly higher in both B. henselae and FIV antibody‐positive cats (42.9%) compared with the incidence of lymph node swelling in cats which were negative for both antibodies (5.5%). The same relation was also observed for the incidence of gingivitis among the 4 cat groups, suggesting that coinfection of B. henselae and FIV may be associated with gingivitis and lymphadenopathy in cats.