Systemic Listeria monocytogenes infection and concurrent pleural mesothelioma in a cat     

Jessica A. Elbert  Daniel R. Rissi 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2021,33(1):120

Herein we describe a rare case of systemic Listeria monocytogenes infection with concurrent pleural mesothelioma in a stray cat that was found dead and submitted for autopsy. Gross pathology changes consisted of thoracic clear yellow fluid admixed with suspended fibrin strands; clear-to-tan, variably sized, <3 mm diameter pulmonary nodules; and enlargement of the submandibular, retropharyngeal, and prescapular lymph nodes. Histologic changes consisted of extensive areas of suppurative inflammation and necrosis with mineralization that partially effaced the pulmonary parenchyma and lymph nodes. Random, distinct necrotic foci were present throughout the hepatic parenchyma. Extending from the pleura, within perinecrotic alveolar spaces, and infiltrating the submandibular, retropharyngeal, and prescapular lymph nodes were dense sheets of neoplastic epithelioid cells with moderate pleomorphism and occasional karyomegaly and multinucleation. Neoplastic cells exhibited immunolabeling for pancytokeratin AE1/AE3 and vimentin, consistent with pleural mesothelioma. Aerobic bacterial culture of lung yielded heavy growth of L. monocytogenes. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for L. monocytogenes revealed clusters of bacteria in the lung, lymph node, and liver. Pathologic changes were consistent with systemic listeriosis, confirmed by bacterial culture and IHC, and concurrent pleural mesothelioma.  相似文献   

Pathologic and immunohistochemical findings in an outbreak of systemic toxoplasmosis in a mob of red kangaroos     

Mariano Carossino  Rudy Bauer  Mark A. Mitchell  Charles O. Cummings  Anke C. Sthr  Nobuko Wakamatsu  Kimberly Harper  Ingeborg M. Langohr  Kendra Schultz  Maria S. Mitchell  Daniel K. Howe  Udeni B. R. Balasuriya 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2021,33(3):554

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan pathogen that infects many endothermic vertebrates, including humans; the domestic cat and other felids serve as the definitive host. Macropodids are considered highly susceptible to toxoplasmosis. Here, we describe the clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical findings of an outbreak of systemic toxoplasmosis in a mob of 11 red kangaroos (Macropus rufus), with high morbidity (73%) and mortality (100%) rates. Affected animals had either severe and rapidly deteriorating clinical conditions or sudden death, which was correlated with widespread necrotizing lesions in multiple organs and intralesional T. gondii organisms identified via MIC3-specific immunohistochemistry and confirmed by REP529-specific rtPCR. Quantification of parasites demonstrated the highest parasite density in pulmonary parenchyma compared with other tissues. Our study highlights the continued importance of this severe condition in Australian marsupials.  相似文献   

Effect of Mixing Time and Speed on Experimental Baking and Dough Testing with a 200 g Pin Mixer     

Daniel Brabec  Sam Rosenau  Mary Shipman 《Cereal Chemistry》2015,92(5):449-454

Undermixing or overmixing the dough results in varied experimental loaf volumes. Bread preparation requires a trained baker to evaluate dough development and determine the stop points of the mixer. Instrumentation and electronic control of the dough mixer would allow for automatic mixing. This study used a 200 g mixer that provided an output signal during dough mixing to evaluate potential mixing stop points. The effect of varied mixing time on the baked loaf volume was tested by using three flours with protein contents of 10.6, 12.4, and 13.8%. Dough samples were undermixed, mixed to peak, and overmixed. Overmixing by 0.6 min reduced the loaf volume in all flours tested, by 16–50 cm³ at 90 rpm and by 29–68 cm³ at 118 rpm. When the high‐protein flour sample was undermixed, the largest baked loaves were produced, with an average volume of 922 cm³. A second objective studied the similarities and differences between a 200 g mixer and a 35 g mixograph. The same flours were mixed on both units. The mixing peaks for the 200 g mixer were normalized with the 35 g mixograph peaks. When flour and water were used, the mixing times for the 200 g mixer averaged 0.7, 1.2, and 1.6 min shorter than the 35 g mixograph, at 90, 104, and 118 rpm, respectively. Although both the 200 g mixer and the 35 g mixograph system look mechanically similar, they both have unique mechanical motion, speeds, and sample sizes. Their results may show similar trends, but their measured values are usually different. However, when other baking ingredients were included in the 200 g mixer at 90 rpm, the mixing times were within 0.2 min of the 35 g mixograph times for three of four flours.  相似文献   

Characterization of Dietary Fiber Polysaccharides from Dehulled Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) Seeds     

Daniel Wefers  Mirko Bunzel 《Cereal Chemistry》2015,92(6):598-603

Buckwheat is a pseudocereal that has gained increasing interest of industry and consumers over the past decade. Little, however, is known about its dietary fiber composition and nonstarch polysaccharide structures. Analysis of the monosaccharide composition indicated large amounts of pectic polysaccharides in both insoluble and soluble fiber from buckwheat. Methylation analysis gave further insights into the structures of the polysaccharides. The corresponding partially methylated alditol acetates suggested only low amounts of galactans. Xyloglucans were the main hemicellulosic polysaccharides in the insoluble fiber fraction. Highly branched arabinans, exclusively substituted at position O3, were of higher abundance. These results were confirmed by screening endo‐arabinanase and endo‐galactanase liberated oligosaccharides with high‐performance anion‐exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection and LC‐MS². Application of this method also demonstrated highly branched arabinan areas within the pectic polysaccharides. Only low amounts of fiber associated hydroxycinnamic acids and diferulic acids were liberated by alkaline treatment, and no evidence was found for their attachment to polysaccharides, suggesting only a minor impact of these structural elements on fiber structures in dehulled buckwheat seeds.  相似文献   

Analgesic efficacy of an oral transmucosal spray formulation of meloxicam alone or in combination with tramadol in cats with naturally occurring osteoarthritis          下载免费PDF全文

Beatriz P Monteiro  Mary P Klinck  Maxim Moreau  Martin Guillot  Paulo VM Steagall  Daniel K Edge  Jean‐Pierre Pelletier  Johanne Martel‐Pelletier  Dominique Gauvin  Jérôme RE del Castillo  Eric Troncy 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2016,43(6):643-651

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Thromboelastographic assessment of the contribution of platelets and clotting proteases to the hypercoagulable state of dogs with immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia          下载免费PDF全文

Negar Hamzianpour BSc  BVSc  MRCVS  Daniel L. Chan DVM  DACVECC  DECVECC  DACVN  MRCVS 《Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care》2016,26(2):295-299

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Development and characterization of a technique for percutaneous radiologic gastrojejunostomy tube placement in the dog          下载免费PDF全文

Rebekah M. Mack DVM  DACVIM  Benjamin Staiger DVM  Daniel K. Langlois DVM  DACVIM  Stephen J. Mehler DVM  DACVS  Nathaniel Lam DVM  DACVS  Trevor Moore DVM  DACVIM  Andrew Brown DVM  DACVECC  DECVECC  Matthew W. Beal DVM  DACVECC 《Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care》2016,26(5):646-653

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Risk Factors for Dehiscence of Stapled Functional End‐to‐End Intestinal Anastomoses in Dogs: 53 Cases (2001–2012)          下载免费PDF全文

Kyle A. Snowdon  Daniel D. Smeak  Sharon Chiang 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2016,45(1):91-99

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Factors associated with development of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) in dogs in 5 Canadian small animal clinics     

Daniel J. Joffe  Roxana Lelewski  J. Scott Weese  Jamie Mcgill-Worsley  Catharine Shankel  Sonia Mendonca  Tara Sager  Michael Smith  Zvonimir Poljak 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2016,57(1):46-51

This study investigated the association between presence of respiratory pathogens and development of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) in dogs in 5 Canadian small animal clinics. In total, 86 dogs were tested using a commercial PCR respiratory panel; 64 dogs were considered as cases and 22 were control dogs matched by veterinary clinic. No control animals (0/22) were positive for canine parainfluenza virus (CPIV), whereas 27/64 (42%) CIRDC cases were positive. Furthermore, 81% of case dogs tested positive for Mycoplasma cynos, compared with 73% of control dogs. Canine respiratory corona virus (CRCoV) was detected in no control dogs compared with 9.4% of clinical dogs. No animals were positive for any influenza virus type A present in the diagnostic panel. Presence of CPIV was associated (P < 0.01) with the occurrence of CIRDC after adjustment for demographic factors and presence of CRCoV (P = 0.09).  相似文献   

Ventral Midline Preputial Approach to the Caudal Abdomen in Male Dogs          下载免费PDF全文

Samson S. Daniel  Juan C. Sardinas  Pierre M. Montavon 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2016,45(6):723-725

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