Gow Adam G, Gow Deborah J, Hall Edward J, Langton Debra, Clarke Chris, Papasouliotis Kostas
Hospital for Small Animals, Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.
J Feline Med Surg. 2009 Aug;11(8):655-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.12.007. Epub 2009 Feb 26.
Faecal samples were collected from 57 clinically healthy kittens presented for initial vaccination, in the UK. Routine bacteriological examination identified Salmonella species in one and Campylobacter species in five samples. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detected the presence of Campylobacter species in a further four samples. Routine parasitological examination revealed Toxocara species ova in nine (including four kittens stated to have been administered an anthelmintic) and Isospora species in four samples. No Giardia or Cryptosporidium species were detected by routine methods. A Giardia species enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kit designed for use in cats was positive in three kittens. A similar test kit designed for use in humans was negative in all samples and produced negative results even when known positive samples were tested. Potentially pathogenic enteric organisms were detected in 19 kittens by routine methods and 26 (prevalence 45%) by all methods. The high prevalence in asymptomatic kittens highlights the possibility that the detection of these organisms in kittens with gastrointestinal disease may be an incidental finding.
在英国，从57只前来首次接种疫苗的临床健康小猫身上采集了粪便样本。常规细菌学检查在1份样本中鉴定出沙门氏菌属，在5份样本中鉴定出弯曲杆菌属。聚合酶链反应（PCR）在另外4份样本中检测到弯曲杆菌属的存在。常规寄生虫学检查在9份样本中发现了弓蛔虫属虫卵（包括4只据称已服用驱虫药的小猫），在4份样本中发现了等孢球虫属。常规方法未检测到贾第虫属或隐孢子虫属。一种专为猫设计的贾第虫属酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）试剂盒在3只小猫中呈阳性。一种专为人类设计的类似试剂盒在所有样本中均为阴性，即使检测已知的阳性样本也产生阴性结果。通过常规方法在19只小猫中检测到潜在致病性肠道微生物，通过所有方法检测到26只（患病率45%）。无症状小猫中的高患病率突出表明，在患有胃肠道疾病的小猫中检测到这些微生物可能是偶然发现。
