A Case of Neonatal Calf with Meningitis Associated with Klebsiella oxytoca Infection

A 16-days-old calf exhibited pyrexia, difficulty to stand and walk, cloudiness of the ocular aqueous humor, and swelling of the shoulder joints. The primary pathological lesion was fibrinopurulent meningitis with Gram-negative small bacilli, and which was concurrently accompanied with endophthalmiti...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 141 - 143
Main Authors SEMIYA, Yukio, OHSHIMA, Kan-ichi, ITOH, Hiroshi, MURAKAMI, Ryu-koh, HARITANI, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.02.1993
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Animals
Animals, Newborn - microbiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteremia - veterinary
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Cattle Diseases - pathology
Klebsiella Infections - pathology
Klebsiella Infections - veterinary
Klebsiella oxytoca
meningitis
Meningitis - microbiology
Meningitis - pathology
Meningitis - veterinary
neonatal calf
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Summary:A 16-days-old calf exhibited pyrexia, difficulty to stand and walk, cloudiness of the ocular aqueous humor, and swelling of the shoulder joints. The primary pathological lesion was fibrinopurulent meningitis with Gram-negative small bacilli, and which was concurrently accompanied with endophthalmitis, polyarthritis, and purulent inflammation in several visceral organs. Klebsiella oxytoca was isolated from the brain and spinal cord. These results suggest that this is a rare case of meningitis with septicemic K. oxytoca infection in neonatal calf.
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ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.55.141