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ArticleJournal of comparative pathology2018

Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria can Cause Disseminated Mycobacteriosis in Cats.

H Pekkarinen, N Airas, L E Savolainen, M Rantala, S Kilpinen, O Miuku, M Speeti, V Karkamo, S Malkamäki, M Vaara and 2 more

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Article in Journal of comparative pathology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

H PekkarinenDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 66, University of Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: henna.pekkarinen@helsinki.fi.
N AirasDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 66, University of Helsinki, Finland.
L E SavolainenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, HUSLAB, Finland.
M RantalaDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 57, University of Helsinki, Finland.
S KilpinenDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 57, University of Helsinki, Finland.
O MiukuDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 57, University of Helsinki, Finland.
M SpeetiHerttoniemi Veterinary Clinic, Hiihtomäentie 35, Finland.
V KarkamoPathology Research Unit, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Mustialankatu 3, Helsinki, Finland.
S MalkamäkiDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 66, University of Helsinki, Finland.
M VaaraDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, HUSLAB, Finland.
A SukuraDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 66, University of Helsinki, Finland.
P SyrjäDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 66, University of Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIFinnish Food Authority · FIHerttoniemi Hospital · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacteriosis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a rising concern in human medicine both in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. In cats, mycobacteriosis caused by NTM is considered mostly to be a focal or dermal infection, with disseminated disease mostly caused by Mycobacterium avium. We describe three cases of disseminated mycobacteriosis in cats, caused by Mycobacterium malmoense, Mycobacterium branderi/shimoidei and M. avium, with no identified underlying immunosuppression. In all cases, extracellular mycobacteria were seen in the pulmonary epithelium, intestinal lumen and glomerular tufts, which could affect the shedding of the organism. The present study highlights the importance of mycobacteriosis as a differential even in immunocompetent animals. Considering the close relationship of owners and pets and the potential presence of free mycobacteria in secretions, cats should be considered as a possible environmental reservoir for mycobacteria.

Indexed as

AnimalsCat DiseasesCatsFemaleMaleMycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculouscatmycobacteriosisnon-tuberculous mycobacteria

Identifiers

PMID29729715
PMCPMC7094269
OpenAlexW2794469796

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