Lower urinary tract infection in dogs. Literature review

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Naasson Almeida Souza Ribeiro

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The present study aims to review the lower urinary tract infection (UTI) of dogs. Cystitis is the name given to inflammatory diseases and/or infection of the urinary bladder or bladder is characterized clinically by strangury as well as the presence of inflammatory cells, blood and bacteria in the urine. An UTI animal can stay or remain asymptomatic, especially if the infection is secondary to increased concentrations of glucocorticoids. Eschericchia coli, Proteus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp are examples of urinary pathogens that may be present in UTI. Therefore, when antibiotics are selected on the basis of antibiogram, it is more likely to experience a good clinical response. Some authors suggest that the bacterium most frequently isolated in cases of cystitis in dogs is contagious Eschericchia coli. It is necessary to perform routine testing microbial susceptibility, especially in cases of lower urinary tract infection.

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RIBEIRO, N. A. S. Lower urinary tract infection in dogs. Literature review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 9, n. 1, p. 38-41, 1 Jan. 2011.
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SMALL ANIMALS