Common Infectious Organisms

Craig A Thompson; Amy L MacNeill

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.07.010

Common Infectious Organisms

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2017 Jan;47(1):151-164. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.07.010. Epub 2016 Aug 21.

Authors

Craig A Thompson¹, Amy L MacNeill²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Pathology, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, 725 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027, USA. Electronic address: cathomps@purdue.edu.
² Clinical Pathology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644, USA.

PMID: 27553300
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.07.010

Abstract

Cytology offers a rapid, relatively noninvasive means to identify lesions of all varieties including immune-mediated, degenerate, inflammatory, and neoplastic. One area that is particularly amenable to cytologic diagnosis is infectious disease. Organisms that can be seen and identified include fungal, bacterial, protozoal, parasitic, viral, and algal. Rapid identification of pathogenic organisms allows the practitioner to initiate treatment quickly, giving the patient the best chance for recovery.

Keywords: Bacteria; Canine; Cytology; Cytopathology; Feline; Fungi; Infectious.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Cytological Techniques / methods
Cytological Techniques / veterinary*
Mycoses / diagnosis
Mycoses / microbiology
Mycoses / veterinary*