ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2011
Lower respiratory tract infections in cats: reaching beyond empirical therapy.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Bacterial Contamination of Inhalation Chambers Used for Cats and Dogs with Chronic Airway Diseases.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Comparison of Copromicroscopic and Molecular Methods for the Diagnosis of Cat Aelurostrongylosis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Bacterial Species in Skin, Urine, Diarrheal Stool, and Respiratory Samples in Cats.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of barometric whole-body plethysmography for therapy monitoring in cats with feline lower airway disease.PloS one · 2022Article
- Do All Roads Lead to Rome? The Potential of Different Approaches to DiagnosePathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cat Respiratory Nematodes: Current Knowledge, Novel Data and Warranted Studies on Clinical Features, Treatment and Control.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- Pilot study evaluating the efficacy of a topical formulation containing emodepside and praziquantel in the treatment of natural feline troglostrongylosis.Parasites & vectors · 2019Article
- Diagnosis and management of lungworm infections in cats: Cornerstones, dilemmas and new avenues.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2016Review
- Functional phenotype and its correlation with therapeutic response and inflammatory type of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in feline lower airway disease.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2015Article
- Feline respiratory disease: what is the role of Mycoplasma species?Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2014Review
- Lower respiratory tract endoscopy in the cat: diagnostic approach to bronchial disease.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2013Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedDosage error in article text
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
practical relevanceLower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in cats can be due to bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses. This review details the practical investigation of these infections and highlights specific therapy where possible. The aim is to avoid the all-too-frequent temptation in practice to treat cats with lower respiratory tract signs empirically for feline bronchial disease (FBD)/asthma. This is potentially hazardous as immunosuppressive therapy for FBD/asthma could exacerbate disease due to a LRTI. Empirical treatment of suspected LRTI is also difficult to recommend given the wide range of potential pathogens. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: Making a clinical ante-mortem diagnosis of LRTI in a cat can be challenging. Consistent historical, clinical, haematological and radiographic abnormalities are often lacking and findings may be non-specific. Astute clinical acumen, thorough investigation and high quality laboratory analysis are usually required for a diagnosis. Bronchoalveolar lavage, if feasible, and tests for lungworm should be routine in cats with lower respiratory tract signs. Lung fine needle aspiration may be useful in cases of diffuse or nodular pulmonary disease. Histopathology is rarely employed in ante-mortem investigations. EVIDENCE BASE: The authors have reviewed a substantial body of literature to provide information on many of the reported bacterial, parasitic, fungal and viral pathogens, including some that occur in Asia. Attention has been given to specific therapy for each pathogen, with evidence-based comments when there is a deviation from routine recommendations.
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