ArticleThe Veterinary record2026
Cystitis in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus): Clinical findings and treatment outcomes.
Article in The Veterinary record, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThis retrospective study examined the incidence, diagnostic methods, bacterial isolates, treatments and outcomes associated with cystitis in guinea pigs presented at a single clinic between 2009 and 2022.
methodsThe clinic's medical records database was reviewed using easyvet software to identify cases eligible for inclusion in the study. Inclusion criteria were leukocyturia and/or bacteriuria, with at least one radiographic and one ultrasonographic examination. Culture-confirmed cases with imaging-based diagnoses were also included.
resultsForty-six guinea pigs met the inclusion criteria. Clinical signs included haematuria (n = 12), incontinence (n = 10), stranguria (n = 5), abdominal discomfort (n = 6), inappetence (n = 8), weight loss (n = 4) and apathy (n = 3). Ultrasonography revealed ascites (28%), peritonitis (33%) and urinary bladder sludge (63%). Bacterial isolates were obtained in 21 cases, with Corynebacterium renale (50%) and Staphylococcus spp. (21%) being most frequently isolated. Resistance to fluoroquinolones was observed, while the highest susceptibility was observed with chloramphenicol. Recurrence/reinfection occurred in 37% of cases, and the median survival time was 249 days. Euthanasia owing to severe cystitis was required in 24% of cases. LIMITATIONS: The absence of urine culture in 25 cases reduced diagnostic certainty. The retrospective nature limited full assessment of antimicrobial resistance patterns.
conclusionCystitis involving C. renale was linked to chronic progression and high recurrence rates.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.