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Chronic carriage of multidrug resistant Salmonella typhimurium in a cat
Author(s) -
Wall P. G.,
Davis S.,
Threlfall E. J.,
Ward L. R.,
Ewbank A. J.
Publication year - 1995
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.1748-5827.1995.tb02919.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carriage , salmonella , kitten , multiple drug resistance , feces , microbiology and biotechnology , clearance , diarrhea , drug resistance , cats , biology , bacteria , pathology , genetics , urology
Gastroenteritis caused by a multidrug‐resistant Salmonella typhimurium was diagnosed in a 12‐week‐old kitten. Although the kitten recovered from the acute episode after seven days, it continued to shed salmonella in its faeces for a further 12 weeks. Carriage was finally cleared by administering a 14‐day course of treatment with parenteral enrofloxacin. The public health implications of an infection and subsequent carriage in a cat of a salmonella strain known to cause illness in humans is discussed.