Christina V. Perez

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis; Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy; Community-Acquired Infections / veterinary; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dogs; Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial / veterinary; Fatal Outcome; Male; Serratia Infections / diagnosis; Serratia Infections / drug therapy; Serratia Infections / veterinary; Serratia marcescens

topics (OpenAlex): Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Rabies epidemiology and control

TL;DR: A 12 yr old Dalmatian was referred for evaluation of acute lethargy, fever, neurologic signs, and a recently ausculted heart murmur and found to have nonhospital-acquired Serratia marcescens bacteremia and aortic valve endocarditis. (via Semantic Scholar)

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / drug therapy; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / microbiology; Cats; Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial / veterinary; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Male; Treatment Outcome

topics (OpenAlex): Bartonella species infections research; Rabies epidemiology and control; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

TL;DR: In conjunction with previous case reports, infective endocarditis can be associated with natural B henselae infection in cats; however, early diagnosis and treatment may result in a better prognosis than previously reported. (via Semantic Scholar)