JSAP-2022-0090.R2 Proof Fl

Berrezaie, Margot; Connoly, David; Cruzado, Judith; Mederska, Elzbieta; Dukes-McEwan, Jo; Humm, Karen

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the causative organisms, clinical features and outcome of 4 canine infective endocarditis (IE) in the UK. 5 6 Methods: Medical records of 3 veterinary referral hospitals were searched for dogs with 7 IE between December 2009 and December 2019. Signalment, clinical signs, causative 8 organism, valve affected, treatment and survival data were recorded. 9 10 Results: Seventy-seven cases with possible or definite IE (according to the modified 11 Duke criteria) were included. The majority were large breed (40/77-51.9%). There 12 were 47/77 (61%) male dogs and the mean age was 7.3 ± 3 years. A causative 13 organism was identified in 26/77 (33.8%) cases. The most common organisms were 14 Escherichia coli (7/27-25.9%), Pasteurella spp. (5/27-18.5%), Staphylococcus spp. 15

Citation

Berrezaie, M., Connoly, D., Cruzado, J., Mederska, E., Dukes-McEwan, J., & Humm, K. (2022). JSAP-2022-0090.R2 Proof Fl. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13561

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 12, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 28, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 2, 2022
• Print ISSN: 0022-4510
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13561