Limiting factors in treatment success of biofilm-forming streptococci in the case of canine infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis (2023)
Art
Poster
Autoren
Katsburg, Miriam (Tiermedizinisches Zentrum für Resistenzforschung)
Weingart, Christiane (WE 20)
Aubry, Etienne (Tiermedizinisches Zentrum für Resistenzforschung)
Kershaw, Olivia (WE 12)
Kikhney, Judith
Kursawe, Laura
Lübke-Becker, Antina (Tiermedizinisches Zentrum für Resistenzforschung)
Moter, Annette
Skrodzki, Marianne (WE 20)
Kohn, Barbara (WE 20)
Fulde, Marcus (Tiermedizinisches Zentrum für Resistenzforschung)
Kongress
69. Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kleintiermedizin DGK-DVG
Berlin, 22. – 25.11.2023
Quelle
Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kleintiermedizin DGK-DVG : Teil: 23. bis 24. November 2023 : freie Vorträge & Poster (Donnerstag), Vorträge (Freitag) — Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. (Hrsg.)
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14163 Berlin
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pathologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
Abstract / Zusammenfassung
An 8-year-old male Rhodesian Ridgeback was presented with fever and severe thrombocytopenia. Clinical and laboratory examination, echocardiography, blood culture, and pathohistology revealed evidence of infective endocarditis, ischemic renal infarcts, and septic encephalitis. Treatment was started immediately but the dog’s condition worsened, and the dog had to be euthanized. The causative Streptococcus canis strain was detected by blood culture and MALDI-TOF MS and analyzed using whole-genome sequencing and multilocus sequence typing. Antibiotic susceptibility testing did not detect any resistance. The affected heart valve was analyzed using FISH imaging, which showed a streptococcal biofilm on the heart valve. Bacteria in biofilms are recalcitrant to antibiotic treatment. Early diagnosis could be beneficial to treatment outcome. Treatment of endocarditis could be improved by researching the optimal dosage of antibiotics in conjunction with the use of biofilm-active drugs.