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ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2019

Urinary tract infection and subclinical bacteriuria in cats: A clinical update.

Roswitha Dorsch, Svenja Teichmann-Knorrn, Heidi Sjetne Lund

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Review in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Roswitha DorschClinic of Small Animal Medicine, LMU Munich, Veterinärstrasse 13, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Svenja Teichmann-KnorrnClinic of Small Animal Medicine, LMU Munich, Veterinärstrasse 13, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Heidi Sjetne LundSmall Animal Section, Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 369 Sentrum, 0102 Oslo, Norway.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DENorwegian University of Life Sciences · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceUrinary tract infection (UTI) is an important cause of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD), particularly in female cats older than 10 years of age. In addition to cats with typical clinical signs of FLUTD or upper UTI, many cats have subclinical bacteriuria, but the clinical relevance of this is currently uncertain. UTIs are one of the most important indications for antimicrobial use in veterinary medicine and contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Adherence to treatment guidelines and confinement to a few first-line antimicrobial agents is imperative to avoid further deterioration of the antimicrobial resistance situation. The decision to treat with antimicrobials should be based on the presence of clinical signs, and/or concurrent diseases, and the results of urine culture and susceptibility testing. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: Distinguishing between cats with bacterial cystitis, and those with idiopathic cystitis and concurrent clinical or subclinical bacteriuria, is challenging, as clinical signs and urinalysis results may be identical. Optimal treatment of subclinical bacteriuria requires clarification as there is currently no evidence that demonstrates a beneficial effect of routine treatment. Management of recurrent UTIs remains a challenge as evidence for most alternatives used for prevention in cats is mainly anecdotal, and no preventive treatment modality is currently recommended. EVIDENCE BASE: This review draws on an extensive literature base in veterinary and human medicine, including the recently updated guidelines of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases for the diagnosis and management of bacterial urinary tract infections in dogs and cats. Where published evidence is lacking, the authors describe their own approach; notably, for the bacteriuric cat with chronic kidney disease.

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Cat DiseasesAnimalsAsymptomatic InfectionsBacteriuriaCatsFemaleHumansMaleUrinary Tract Infectionsantimicrobial resistanceCystitisfeline lower urinary tract diseaseFLUTDpyelonephritis

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PMID31601143
PMCPMC6826873
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