Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organism...
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| author | Abdul Aziz, Saleha Ravindran, M. Hassan, Latiffah Zakaria, Zunita |
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| description | The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organisms were detected by rapid urease testing and Gram staining in gastric biopsy samples in 80% (24 of 30) and 20% (6 of 30) of samples, respectively. Culture was positive for one cat (3.3%) and identified as Helicobacter sp. Further study is needed to determine the infections in these pet animals |
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| spelling | upm-415212015-12-28T08:51:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/ Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats Abdul Aziz, Saleha Ravindran, M. Hassan, Latiffah Zakaria, Zunita The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organisms were detected by rapid urease testing and Gram staining in gastric biopsy samples in 80% (24 of 30) and 20% (6 of 30) of samples, respectively. Culture was positive for one cat (3.3%) and identified as Helicobacter sp. Further study is needed to determine the infections in these pet animals Veterinary Association Malaysia 2005-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/1/0001.pdf Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Ravindran, M. and Hassan, Latiffah and Zakaria, Zunita (2005) Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats. Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 17 (2). pp. 37-38. ISSN 9128-2506 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Aziz, Saleha Ravindran, M. Hassan, Latiffah Zakaria, Zunita Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title | Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title_full | Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title_short | Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats |
| title_sort | occurrence of helicobacter in cats |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/1/0001.pdf |