Survival of a dog with pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum |
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| Authors: | G H Turnwald R D Pechman J R Turk T N Hribernik H U Cox D R Waldron A Roy L Burnett E Smith |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803. |
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| Abstract: | Pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum was diagnosed in the left lung lobes of a 3-year-old male Samoyed. Unilateral pneumonectomy and antibiotic treatment (primarily amoxicillin trihydrate-clavulanate potassium and kanamycin) were associated with resolution of the pneumonia. In dogs, M fortuitum causes pulmonary disease that radiographically resembles bacterial pneumonia. Therefore, M fortuitum infection should be considered in dogs with radiographic signs of bronchopneumonia that worsen despite antibiotic treatment. |
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