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Published on: July 18, 2017
Pyelonephritis associated with Staphylococcus intermedius in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Hyang Jee1, Bidur Pakhrin, Il-Hong Bae
1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Pyelonephritis, in which Staphylococcus intermedius was isolated, was diagnosed in a 4-year-old female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). At necropsy, the renal pelvis was dilated with a large amount of purulent exudates. Microscopically, the lesions of renal pelvis and medulla consisted of necrotic foci intermingled primarily with numerous degenerative neutrophils and a few lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages. Bacteriology showed the presence of S. intermedius. This is the first report on pyelonephritis associated with S. intermedius in wild felidae.
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