Chapter 88 Intra-abdominal Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Bacterial Intra-abdominal and Hepatobiliary Infections Causes: Most commonly Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp., and anaerobes; less often other gram-negative aerobes, Streptococcus, and…
Chapter 80 Trichomoniasis Michael R. Lappin Overview of Trichomoniasis First Described: Trophozoites that were likely to be Tritrichomonas foetus have been recognized in cat feces for many years, but T….
Chapter 79 Giardiasis Michael R. Lappin Overview of Giardiasis First Described: Trophozoites that were likely Giardia spp. were first described in 1681 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (who found the parasite…
Chapter 22 Feline Leukemia Virus Infection Jane E. Sykes and Katrin Hartmann Overview of Feline Leukemia Virus Infection First Described: Scotland, 1964 (Jarrett et al.)1 Cause: Feline leukemia virus (family…
Chapter 49 Gastric Helicobacter-like Infections Jane E. Sykes and Stanley L. Marks Overview of Helicobacter Infections in Dogs and Cats First Described: 1881 by Rappin (France),1 who observed spiral bacteria…
Chapter 36 Gram-negative Bacterial Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Gram-negative Bacteria First Described: Gram-negative bacteria were first described in Berlin by the Danish scientist Hans Christian Gram in 1884…
Chapter 47 Campylobacteriosis Jane E. Sykes and Stanley L. Marks Overview of Campylobacteriosis First Described: Germany, 1886 (Theodor Escherich)1; the organism was not isolated until the 1950s Cause: Campylobacter spp….
Chapter 21 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Jane E. Sykes Overview of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection First Described: California, 1986 (Pedersen)1; serologic evidence of infection dates back to the 1960s2,3 Cause:…
Chapter 43 Nocardiosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Nocardiosis First Described: 1888, Alfort, France (Edmond Nocard)1 Causes: Nocardia spp. (order Actinomycetales, family Nocardiaceae) Geographic Distribution: Worldwide, although infections in dogs…
