scholarly journals Risk factors and clinical relevance of positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Deprey ◽  
Arnaud Baldinger ◽  
Véronique Livet ◽  
Margaux Blondel ◽  
Mathieu Taroni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Bacterial Culture ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Positive Urine Culture ◽  
Positive Urine ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Device Placement

Abstract Background The objective of the study was to report the incidence and risk factors associated with positive urine bacterial cultures as well as long-term outcome in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) devices. Results Medical records of cats that underwent SUB device placement were retrospectively reviewed. Signalment of the cat, laterality of the ureteral obstruction, surgery, anesthesia and hospitalization duration, bacterial culture results and follow-up data were retrieved. Thirty-two cats met the inclusion criteria. Four cats (12.5%) had a positive intraoperative culture, with two of them being treated successfully. Ten cats out of 28 (35.7%) were documented with a positive urine culture during follow-up period, with a median time between discharge and identification of the first positive urine culture of 159 days (range 8–703 days). Bacteriuria resolved in 60% of cats (6/10). Escherichia coli was the most common organism, isolated in 4 out of 10 postoperative urine cultures. Overall, subclinical bacteriura was documented for 6 of 32 (18.8%) cats and 5 of 32 (15.6%) cats displayed clinicals signs suggestive of persistent UTI. One cat had subclinical bacteriuria. Three cats died during the follow-up period. There was a significant difference between negative and positive urine bacterial culture groups in median hospitalization duration (5 days versus 6 days, P = 0.022) and in median body condition score (5/9 versus 4/9, P = 0.03). Cats with a longer hospital stay and with a lower body condition score were more likely to have a positive urine culture during follow-up period. Conclusions SUB device placement surgery is associated with complications such as chronic bacteriuria. Bacteriuria in our study resolved with appropriate antibiotic treatment in more than half of cats. Risk factors identified for positive urine culture were a longer hospitalization duration and a decreased body condition score.

scholarly journals Lameness in Sheltered Cows and Its Association with Cow and Shelter Attributes

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvind Sharma ◽  
Clive J. C. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Joint Injuries ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Carpal Joint ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

The sheltering of old, unproductive and abandoned cows in traditional cow shelters, known as gaushalas, has been practiced in India since ancient times. Cows are kept in these shelters until they die of natural causes. The welfare of the cows in these shelters was assessed through a cross-sectional study of 54 cow shelters in six states of India. A total of 1620 cows were examined to assess the prevalence of lameness in these cows, and the associated risk factors for lameness were identified through the measurement of animal-based and resource-based welfare indicators. The overall lameness prevalence was 4.2%. The majority (86%) had mild to moderate hock joint swellings but no or only mild carpal joint injuries. Approximately one-half had mild to moderate hock joint hair loss and most were free of hock joint ulcerations. Claw overgrowth was present in almost one half of the cows. Lameness prevalence was positively correlated with coat dirtiness, hock and carpal joint lesions, diarrhea and claw overgrowth scores. In a multivariate analysis, lameness prevalence increased as the Body Condition Score (BCS) decreased and was associated with increased udder dirtiness, the ulceration of the hock joint, carpal joint injuries and claw overgrowth. Resource-based indicators measured at the shelter level suggested that an absence of bedding in the sheds and an increase in the gradient of the shed flooring increased lameness. Addressing the principle risk factors identified for lameness in the sheltered cows (low body condition, dirty udders, lesions on the hock and carpal joints, overgrown claws, and a steep floor gradient) may help to reduce this serious animal welfare problem.

scholarly journals Risk Factors and Significance of Gentamicin Resistant Positive Urine Culture in Patients Undergoing Urological Surgery: A Short Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-177
Author(s):  
Mazen Alsinnawi ◽  
Sean Egan ◽  
Emma Groarke ◽  
Eddie McCullagh ◽  
Jerome Fennell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Positive Urine Culture ◽  
Urological Surgery ◽  
Positive Urine

Total hip replacement in three cats: surgical technique, short-term outcome and comparison to femoral head ostectomy

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (06) ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Doyle ◽  
D. J. Marcellin-Little ◽  
J. A. Osborne ◽  
W. D. Liska
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Femoral Head ◽  
Surgical Technique ◽  
Total Hip Replacement ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Hip Replacement ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Condition Score

Summary Objective: To describe the surgical technique and clinical features of total hip replacement (THR) due to hip trauma in cats. Study design: Retrospective study. Sample population: Three client-owned cats that underwent THR to treat capital epiphyseal fractures, and five client-owned cats that underwent femoral head ostectomy (FHO). Methods: The clinical data included signalment, body weight, body condition score, diagnosis, implant size, surgical technique, intraoperative observations, and postoperative complications. Radiographic evaluation included implant positioning, cement mantle quality, and follow-up examination of the cement-bone interfaces. Orthopaedic examinations and client interviews were used to evaluate limb function. Results: The three cats that underwent THR had a mean body weight of 5.5 kg, a mean body condition score of 6/9, and a mean age of three years at the time of surgery. The average THR follow-up was 11 months. For the five cats that underwent FHO, the mean body weight was 6.3 kg, mean body score was 7/9, and mean age at the time of FHO was 2.5 years. The average FHO follow-up was 22 months. Hip flexion, hip extension, and thigh girth after THR compared favourably to similar measurements made after FHO. The functional outcomes after THR were excellent. The functional outcomes after FHO ranged from poor to excellent. Conclusion and clinical relevance: The recovery after THR was excellent based on clinical assessment of muscle mass, hip joint passive range of motion, gait, and owner assessment. Further blinded, randomised, and controlled trials of THR in cats are warranted.

scholarly journals Urinary tract infection in full-term newborn infants: risk factor analysis

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Cícero Falcão ◽  
Cléa Rodrigues Leone ◽  
Renata A. P. D'Andrea ◽  
Roberta Berardi ◽  
Nilce A. Ono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Positive Urine Culture ◽  
Intravascular Catheter ◽  
Positive Urine ◽  
Urinary Tract Malformations

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the correlation of risk factors to the occurrence of urinary tract infection in full-term newborn infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study (1997) including full-term infants having a positive urine culture by bag specimen. Urine collection was based on: fever, weight loss > 10% of birth weight, nonspecific symptoms (feeding intolerance, failure to thrive, hypoactivity, debilitate suction, irritability), or renal and urinary tract malformations. In these cases, another urine culture by suprapubic bladder aspiration was collected to confirm the diagnosis. To compare and validate the risk factors in each group, the selected cases were divided into two groups: Group I - positive urine culture by bag specimen collection and negative urine culture by suprapubic aspiration, and Group II - positive urine culture by bag specimen collection and positive urine culture by suprapubic aspiration . RESULTS: Sixty one infants were studied, Group I, n = 42 (68.9%) and Group II, n = 19 (31.1%). The selected risk factors (associated infectious diseases, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, renal and urinary tract malformations, mechanical ventilation, parenteral nutrition and intravascular catheter) were more frequent in Group II (p<0.05). Through relative risk analysis, risk factors were, in decreasing importance: parenteral nutrition, intravascular catheter, associated infectious diseases, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, mechanical ventilation, and renal and urinary tract malformations. CONCLUSION: The results showed that parenteral nutrition, intravascular catheter, and associated infectious diseases contributed to increase the frequency of neonatal urinary tract infection, and in the presence of more than one risk factor, the occurrence of urinary tract infection rose up to 11 times.

scholarly journals Seasonal prevalence, body condition score and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishmael Festus Jaja ◽  
Borden Mushonga ◽  
Ezekiel Green ◽  
Voster Muchenje
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Seasonal Prevalence ◽  
Condition Score

Incidence and risk factors for positive urine culture at the time of pediatric urologic surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1017-1020
Author(s):  
Michael A. Maccini ◽  
David J. Chalmers ◽  
Vijaya M. Vemulakonda ◽  
Jeffrey B. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Positive Urine Culture ◽  
Urologic Surgery ◽  
Positive Urine
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