Abstract
Faecal samples from 74 cats with chronic large bowel diarrhoea that were living in a rescue colony in Italy, were submitted for assessment of Tritrichomonas foetus by direct microscopy of faecal smears (n=20) and T foetus-specific culture (n=74), with confirmation by polymerase chain reaction (n=1). Twenty-four of the cats (32%) were found to be infected with T foetus. The infected cats were predominantly over a year of age (67%) and were all neutered non-pedigree domestic cats.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Cat Diseases / drug therapy
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Cat Diseases / parasitology*
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Cats
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Diarrhea / drug therapy
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Diarrhea / parasitology
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Diarrhea / veterinary*
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Italy
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Male
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Protozoan Infections / complications
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Protozoan Infections / drug therapy
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Protozoan Infections / parasitology
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Protozoan Infections, Animal*
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Rescue Work
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Ronidazole / therapeutic use
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Treatment Outcome
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Tritrichomonas foetus / drug effects
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Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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Ronidazole