Chlamydial Infections
Chapter 28 Chlamydial Infections Jane E. Sykes and Craig E. Greene Etiology The genus Chlamydophila is a member of the order Chlamydiales and family Chlamydiaceae. Chlamydiae are obligate, generally gram-negative,…
Feline Enteric Viral Infections
Chapter 9 Feline Enteric Viral Infections Craig E. Greene Feline Parvovirus Infection Etiology Feline panleukopenia is caused by a small, serologically homogeneous parvovirus (feline parvovirus [feline panleukopenia virus, FPV]), with…
Dermatophilosis
Chapter 49 Dermatophilosis Craig E. Greene Etiology and Epidemiology Dermatophilosis (cutaneous streptothricosis) is an exudative skin disease caused by the branching filamentous actinomycete Dermatophilus congolensis. It replicates by hyphalt growth…
Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy
Chapter 71 Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy Craig E. Greene Table 71-1 summarizes the indications for current antiprotozoal drugs. See Chapters 72 to 81 for details about chemotherapy for specific diseases. Dosages of…
Feline Respiratory Disease
Chapter 14 Feline Respiratory Disease Rosalind M. Gaskell, Susan Dawson and Alan Radford Etiology Feline infectious respiratory disease is most commonly seen in cats that are grouped together, as in…
Nonhemotropic Mycoplasmal, Ureaplasmal, and L-Form Infections
Chapter 32 Nonhemotropic Mycoplasmal, Ureaplasmal, and L-Form Infections Craig E. Greene and Victoria J. Chalker Nonhemotropic Mycoplasmal and Ureaplasmal Infections Etiology Mycoplasmas, the smallest free-living microorganisms, are prokaryotes within the…
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Chapter 12 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Rance K. Sellon and Katrin Hartmann Etiology Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), a lentivirus that shares many properties characteristic of other lentiviruses such as human…
Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
Chapter 29 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections Brenda C. Love and Robert L. Jones The purpose of clinical bacteriology is to provide rapid and accurate information concerning the presence or…
Staphylococcal Infections
Chapter 34 Staphylococcal Infections J. Scott Weese Etiology Staphylococci represent a diverse genus of facultatively anaerobic bacteria that belong to the family Micrococcaceae. They are gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci that tend…
Pseudorabies
Chapter 21 Pseudorabies Diana Henke and Marc Vandevelde Etiology Pseudorabies virus (PRV), also known as porcine herpesvirus-1, is an enveloped DNA virus and an α-herpesvirus. As with other herpesviruses, PRV…
