Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in a rescue colony in Italy.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
دوره 11 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009