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Bacteriuria in the dog
Author(s) -
OXENFORD C. J.,
LOMAS G. R.,
LOVE DARIA N.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1984.tb00450.x
Subject(s) - proteus , bacteriuria , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , urinary system , antimicrobial , urine , escherichia coli , staphylococcus , antibiotics , bacteria , proteus infections , veterinary medicine , staphylococcus aureus , biology , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The results of a retrospective study of 85 bacteriological cultures on urine samples from 64 dogs is presented. Fifty‐three of the samples produced a pure growth of bacteria and Proteus spp was grown from 24 of those samples while Escherichia coli was grown from 13 samples and Staphylococcus spp from six samples. It was noted that a large majority of the Proteus spp isolates (87.5 per cent) were from females and conversely a large majority of the E. coli isolates 92.3 per cent came from males. A study of conditions concurrent with the urinary tract infection showed that many animals had underlying problems that could compromise the ability of their urinary tracts to withstand invasion by micro‐organisms. The antibiotic sensitivity patterns of E. coli and Proteus spp are discussed and the value of various antimicrobial agents considered.