Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2398524 | Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Organisms classified within the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Group eugonic fermenter (EF)-4a are facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative coccobacilli, thought to be of the family Neisseriaceae. CDC Group EF-4a is considered a component of normal oral flora in cats and dogs and is most commonly isolated from bite injuries of human patients. Most previously reported cases in cats have involved fatal necrotising pneumonia. We report a localised infection of the retropharyngeal/mandibular tissues in a cat, which responded to surgical drainage and a 5-week course of amoxycillin clavulanate. There are no prior reports of successfully treated EF-4a infections in cats in the literature.
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Authors
Randolph M. Baral, Melissa J. Catt, Lynn Soon, Patricia Martin, Katrina L. Bosward, Sharon C.A. Chen, Richard Malik,