Preface
Dedication
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Part I. Principles of Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Infectious Diseases
Introduction to Part I
Section 1. Principles of Infectious Disease Diagnosis
Section 2. Anti-infective Drugs
Section 3. Principles of Infection Control
Section 1. Principles of Infectious Disease Diagnosis
1. Isolation in Cell Culture
Introduction
Specimen Collection and Transport
Diagnostic Methods
Interpretation of Results
2. Immunoassays
Introduction
Specimen Collection and Transport
Diagnostic Methods
Interpretation of Immunoassay Results
3. Isolation and Identification of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria
Introduction
Specimen Collection and Transport
Diagnostic Methods
Interpretation of Bacterial Culture Results
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
4. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
Introduction and Definitions
Specimen Collection and Transport
Diagnostic Methods
Interpretation of Fungal Culture Results
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
5. Diagnostic Techniques for Identification of Parasites
Microscopic Examination
Culture, Animal Inoculation, and Xenodiagnosis
Antigen Detection
Molecular Detection
Serologic Testing
6. Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Pathogen Detection
Introduction
Essential Prerequisites for A Positive Outcome with Molecular Diagnostic Tests
Molecular Methods for Pathogen Detection
Interpretation of PCR Assay Results
Challenges of Current Molecular Detection Methods
7. Clinical Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Clinical Epidemiology
Diagnostic Testing for Infectious Diseases
Summary
Section 2. Anti-infective Drugs
Section 2. Anti-infective Drugs
8. Principles of Anti-infective Therapy
Introduction
Identification of The Infecting Organism
Classification of Antimicrobial Drugs
Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobial Drugs
Site of Infection
Other Host Factors
Route of Administration
Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial Drug Combinations
Monitoring The Response To Treatment
Prophylactic Antimicrobials
9. Antiviral Chemotherapy and Immunomodulatory Drugs
Introduction
Antiviral Drugs
Immunostimulant Drugs
10. Antibacterial Drugs
Introduction
Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis
Drugs That Disrupt The Cell Membrane
Nucleic Acid Inhibitors
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
11. Antifungal Drugs
Introduction
Azole Antifungals
Amphotericin B
5-Flucytosine
Griseofulvin
Terbinafine
Echinocandins
Orotomides
Combination Antifungal Drug Therapy
Other Antifungal Treatments
12. Antiprotozoal Drugs
Introduction
Antiprotozoal Drugs Used Primarily For Gastrointestinal Infections
Antibacterial Drugs with Broad-Spectrum Antiprotozoal Activity
Antiprotozoal Drugs Used For Systemic Protozoal Infections
Antileishmanial Antiprotozoal Drugs
Antiprotozoal Drugs for Treatment of Chagas’ Disease
13. Antiparasitic Drugs
Introduction
Anthelmintics (Tables 13.1–13.3)
Ectoparasiticides
Section 3. Principles of Infection Control
Section 3. Principles of Infection Control
14. Cleaning and Disinfection
Introduction
Indications for Disinfection and Sterilization
Cleaning, Sanitation, Disinfection, and Sterilization
Specific Considerations for Equipment Cleaning and Disinfection
Monitoring Efficacy of Cleaning and Disinfection
15. Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Hospital Environments
Introduction
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Routes of Transmission
Preventative Measures
Monitoring Infection Control Program Effectiveness
Specialized Areas of Concern
16. Prevention and Management of Infectious Diseases in Multiple-Cat Environments
Introduction
General Management Strategies
Important Infectious Syndromes In Multiple-Cat Environments
17. Prevention and Management of Infection in Canine Populations
Characteristics of Dog Populations
Disease Transmission
Management of Population Density
Kennel Design And Layout As It Relates To Population Health
Segregation of Populations
Disinfection, Sanitation, And Pest Control
Other Environmental Factors
Host Factors
Health Monitoring
Record Keeping
Community Health
18. Considerations and Management of Infectious Diseases of Community (Unowned, Free-Roaming) Cats
Introduction
Infectious Diseases in Community Cats: General Considerations
Infectious Disease Risks to Humans and Other Animals
Important Infectious Diseases of Community Cats
Management of Infectious Diseases in Community Cats
19. Companion Animal Zoonoses in Immunocompromised and Other High-Risk Human Populations
Overview Of Human Immunodeficiency Syndromes
Prevalence and Advantages of Pet Ownership
Risks of Companion Animal-Associated Zoonoses In Humans
Occupational and Environmental Factors That Increase Risk of Zoonoses
Legal Implications of Zoonoses For Veterinarians
Benefits of Pet Ownership
Specific Disease Information for High-Risk Individuals
Recommendations on Animal Ownership and Contact for High-Risk Individuals
20. Immunization
Introduction
Vaccine Composition and Types of Vaccines
Vaccine Storage, Handling, and Administration
Components of the Immune Response
Determinants of Immunogenicity
Vaccine Efficacy and Challenge Studies
Measurement of the Immune Response
Effect of Age and Immunosuppression on Immune Responses
Adverse Reactions to Vaccines
Vaccine Selection
Vaccination of Exotic Carnivores
Vaccination Requirements for Transport of Animals
Part II. Specific Infectious Diseases and Their Etiologic Agents
Part II. Specific Infectious Diseases and Their Etiologic Agents
Introduction to Part II
Section 1. Viral Diseases, 257
Section 2. Bacterial Diseases, 521
Section 3. Fungal Diseases, 960
Section 4. Protozoal Diseases, 1150
Section 5. Metazoan Parasites and Parasitic Diseases, 1323
Section 6. Infectious Diseases of Body Systems and Clinical Problems, 1550
Section 1. Viral Diseases
Section 1. Viral Diseases
21. Rabies
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
22. Canine Distemper Virus Infection
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
23. Infectious Canine Hepatitis and Feline Adenovirus Infection
Canine Adenovirus Infection
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Feline Adenovirus Infection
24. Canine Herpesvirus Infection
Canine Herpesvirus-1
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Canine Gammaherpesvirus
25. Influenza Virus Infections
Etiology and Epidemiology
Influenza Virus Infections of Human Origin
Influenza Virus Infections of Avian Origin
Influenza Virus Infections of Equine Origin
26. Canine Parainfluenza Virus Infection
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Signs and Their Pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
27. Canine Respiratory Coronavirus Infection
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
28. Miscellaneous and Emerging Canine Respiratory Viral Infections
Etiologic Agents and Epidemiology
Canine Respiratory Viruses with Established Pathogenicity
Novel Canine Respiratory Viruses
29. Canine Parvovirus Infections and Other Viral Enteritides
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
30. Feline Panleukopenia Virus Infection and Other Feline Viral Enteritides
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
31. Feline Coronavirus Infections
Etiologic Agent
Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
32. Feline Leukemia Virus Infection
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Immunity
Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
33. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
34. Feline Herpesvirus Infections
Feline Herpesvirus-1 Infection
Feline Gammaherpesvirus Infections
35. Feline Calicivirus Infections
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
36. Feline Foamy (Syncytium-Forming) Virus Infection
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prevention
Public Health Aspects
37. Paramyxovirus Infections
Introduction
Feline Morbillivirus Infection
Canine Distemper Virus Infection in Cats
Hendra Virus Infection
Nipah Virus Infection
Mumps Virus Infection
Avian Newcastle Disease Virus Infection
38. Feline Poxvirus Infections
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Public Health Aspects
39. Pseudorabies
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
40. Papillomavirus Infections
Etiologic Agents And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
41. Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections
Etiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
42. Bornavirus Infection
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
43. Emerging and Miscellaneous Viral Infections
Hantavirus Infection
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Public Health Aspects
Arenavirus Infection
Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection
Enterovirus Infections
Ebola Virus Infection
Hepatitis E Virus Infection
Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Vesicular Exanthema and Other Caliciviruses
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus Infections
Section 2. Bacterial Diseases
Section 2. Bacterial Diseases
44. Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ruminantium
Ehrlichia muris subspecies eauclairensis
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia ewingii
Feline Ehrlichioses
45. Anaplasmosis
Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Infection
Anaplasma Platys Infection
46. Spotted Fever Rickettsioses, Flea-Borne Rickettsioses, and Typhus
Etiologic Agents And Epidemiology
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Mediterranean Spotted Fever
Other Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae
Rickettsialpox
Flea-borne spotted fever (Rickettsia Felis infection)
Typhus Group Rickettsiae
47. Neorickettsiosis
Salmon Poisoning Disease
Neorickettsia Risticii Infection
48. Coxiellosis and Q Fever
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Public Health Aspects
49. Chlamydial Infections
Etiology Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
50. Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections
Etiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
51. Staphylococcal Infections
Etiologic AgentS and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci and Decolonization
52. Miscellaneous Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Rhodococcus Equi (Synonym Rhodococcus Hoagii) Infection
Corynebacterium Infections
Listeriosis
Erysipelothrix Infections
Anthrax
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
53. Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Etiologic Agents, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
54. Anaerobic Bacterial Infections
Etiologic Agents and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
55. Bordetellosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
56. L-Form Infections
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Public Health Aspects
57. Mycoplasma Infections
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
58. Hemotropic Mycoplasma Infections
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
59. Actinomycosis
Etiologic Agents And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
60. Nocardiosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
61. Mycobacterial Infections
Introduction
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Infections
Slow-Growing Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
Rapid-Growing Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
Fastidious Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
62. Salmonellosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention of Enteric Bacterial Infections
Public Health Aspects
63. Enteric Escherichia coli Infections
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Public Health Aspects
64. Enteric Clostridial Infections
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Public Health Aspects
65. Campylobacteriosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
66. Helicobacter Infections
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Public Health Aspects
67. Miscellaneous Enteric Bacterial Infections
68. Leptospirosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
69. Borreliosis
Introduction
Lyme Borreliosis
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (Tbrf) Borreliosis
70. Bartonellosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
71. Canine Brucellosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis (Table 71.1)
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
72. Tetanus and Botulism
Etiology: Tetanus and Botulism
Tetanus
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Botulism
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
73. Yersinia pestis (Plague) and Other Yersinioses
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Other Yersinioses
74. Tularemia
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
75. Bite and Scratch Wound Infections
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
76. Surgical and Traumatic Wound Infections
Etiology and Epidemiology
Surveillance
Clinical Findings
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
77. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections
Dermatophilosis
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Public Health Aspects
Melioidosis
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Public Health Aspects
Glanders
Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Infection
Chromobacteriosis
Other Unusual Bacterial Infections
Section 3. Fungal Diseases
Section 3. Fungal Diseases
78. Dermatophytosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
79. Malassezia Dermatitis
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
80. Blastomycosis
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
81. Histoplasmosis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
82. Cryptococcosis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
83. Coccidioidomycosis and Paracoccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis
84. Sporotrichosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
prevention
Public Health Aspects
85. Candidiasis and Rhodotorulosis
Candidiasis
Rhodotorulosis
86. Aspergillosis and Penicilliosis
Upper Respiratory Tract Aspergillosis
Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis and Penicilliosis
Ocular and Otic Disease Caused by Aspergillus Species
87. Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases
Introduction
Phaeohyphomycosis
Hyalohyphomycosis
Eumycotic Mycetoma
88. Pythiosis, Lagenidiosis, Paralagenidiosis, Entomophthoromycosis, and Mucormycosis
Introduction
Pythiosis
Lagenidiosis and Paralagenidiosis
Entomophthoromycosis and Mucormycosis (previously together referred to as Zygomycosis)
89. Pneumocystosis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Public Health Aspects
90. Protothecosis and Chlorellosis
Protothecosis
Chlorellosis
91. Rhinosporidiosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Public Health Aspects
92. Microsporidiosis (Encephalitozoonosis)
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
Other Microsporidian Species
Section 4. Protozoal Diseases
Section 4. Protozoal Diseases
93. Toxoplasmosis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
94. Neosporosis
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
95. Sarcocystosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
96. Leishmaniosis
Introduction
Overview of Leishmaniosis Worldwide
Canine Leishmaniosis
Feline Leishmaniosis
97. Babesiosis
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
98. Cytauxzoonosis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
99. Hepatozoonosis
Hepatozoon Canis Infection
Hepatozoon Americanum Infection
Hepatozoon spp. Infections in Domestic Cats
100. Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma Caninum Infection
African Trypanosomiasis
101. Giardiasis
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
102. Trichomonosis
Etiologic Agent And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
103. Cryptosporidiosis and Cyclosporiasis
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
104. Cystoisosporiasis and Other Enteric Coccidioses
Cystoisosporiasis
Other Enteric Coccidioses
105. Emerging and Miscellaneous Protozoal Diseases
Rangeliosis
Nonenteric (Free-Living) Amebiasis
Gastrointestinal Amebiasis and Balantidiasis
Blastocystosis
Section 5. Metazoan Parasites and Parasitic Diseases
Section 5. Metazoan Parasites and Parasitic Diseases
106. Fleas and Lice
Fleas: Ctenocephalides spp.
Fleas: Echidnophaga Gallinacea
Fleas: Tunga Penetrans
Lice
107. Mosquitoes and Other Blood-Feeding Flies
Etiology And Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Laboratory Abnormalities
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
108. Myiasis
Introduction
Cuterebra Spp. Infestations (Cuterebriasis/Cuterebrosis)
Wound Myiasis (Maggot Infestation)
Accidental Myiasis (Pseudomyiasis)
109. Ticks
Etiology
Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment And Prognosis
Immunity And Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
110. Mites
Introduction
Cheyletiella SPP.
Demodex SPP.
Sarcoptes Scabiei Var. Canis
Notoedres Cati
Otodectes Cynotis
Pneumonyssoides Caninum (Nasal Mite)
Lynxacarus Radovskyi (Fur Mite, Hair Clasping Mite)
Trombiculid Mites (Chiggers, Red Bugs, Berry Bugs, Harvest Mites, Scrub Itch or Grass Itch Mites)
111. Heartworm and Related Nematodes
Canine Heartworm Disease
Feline Heartworm Disease
112. Ascarids
Toxocara Canis
Toxocara Cati
Toxascaris Leonina
Baylisascaris Procyonis
Other Ascarids
113. Hookworms
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
114. Whipworms
Etiologic Agent and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Immunity and Vaccination
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
115. Tapeworms
Introduction
Dipylidium caninum
Taenia spp. Infections
Echinococcus spp. Infections (Echinococcosis)
Mesocestoides spp. Infection
Diphyllobothrium spp. Infection
Spirometra spp. Infection
116. Miscellaneous Nematode Infections
Introduction
Physaloptera spp. Infection
Spirocerca lupi Infection (Spirocercosis)
Strongyloides spp. (Strongyloidiasis)
Mammomonogamus spp. Infections
Dioctophyme Renale Infection (Dioctophymatosis, Dioctophymiasis)
Dracunculus Insignis Infection (Dracunculosis)
Ocular Nematode Infections
117. Nematode Infections of the Respiratory Tract
Overview of Metastrongyloid Infections of the Respiratory Tract
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infection (Aelurostrongylosis)
Metastrongyloids Of Wild Felids
Crenosoma vulpis Infection (Crenosomosis)
Filaroides spp. Infection (Filaroidosis)
Oslerus osleri Infection (Oslerosis)
Angiostronglyus vasorum Infections (Angiostrongylosis)
Non-Metastrongyloid Nematode Infections Of The Respiratory Tract
118. Trematodes
Heterobilharzia Americana Infection (Heterobilharziasis/Canine Schistosomiasis)
Paragonimus Kellicotti Infection (Paragonomiasis)
Platynosomum Illiciens (Previously Fastosum) Infection (Platynosomiasis)
Alaria SPP. Infections
Section 6. Infectious Diseases of Body Systems and Clinical Problems
Section 6. Infectious Diseases of Body Systems and Clinical Problems
119. Pyoderma, Otitis Externa and Otitis Media
Bacterial Pyoderma
Otitis Externa and Otitis Media
120. Abscesses and Cellulitis
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
121. Osteomyelitis, Discospondylitis, and Infectious Arthritis
Osteomyelitis
Discospondylitis
Arthritis
122. Cardiovascular Infections (Bacteremia, Endocarditis, Myocarditis, Infectious Pericarditis)
EtiologIC Agents, Epidemiology and Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Prevention
Public Health Aspects
123. Sepsis
Definitions and Epidemiology
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
124. Bacterial Respiratory Infections (Tracheobronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pyothorax)
Bacterial Tracheobronchitis and Pneumonia
Pyothorax
125. Gastrointestinal and Intra-Abdominal Infections
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Metabolome
Infections of the Oral Cavity
Infections of the Esophagus and Stomach
Infections of the Intestinal Tract
Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Abscesses
Bacterial Peritonitis and Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
Treatment
Prognosis
Management of Surgical Contamination
126. Hepatobiliary Infections
Hepatobiliary Infections
Hepatic Abscesses
127. Infections of the Genitourinary Tract
Introduction
Pathophysiology
Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Infections
Orchitis, Epididymitis, and Prostatitis
Vaginitis, Metritis, and Pyometra
128. Ocular Infections
Infections of the Ocular Surface and Adnexa
Intraocular Infections
129. Miscellaneous Infections and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System
Prion Diseases and Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy
Bacterial Meningitis and Meningoencephalomyelitis
Neurologic Diseases of Suspected Infectious Origin
Greyhound Nonsuppurative Meningoencephalitis
Feline Poliomyelitis
Steroid-Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis
130. Hereditary and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
Introduction
Hereditary Or Primary Immunodeficiencies
Acquired Or Secondary Immunodeficiencies
131. Fever
Etiology of Fever of Unknown Origin
Pathogenesis
Clinical Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Appendix. Vaccination Schedules for Dogs and Cats
Index
Abbreviations Used Throughout This Book