Affiliation:
1. R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, UCLA/Santa Monica Medical Center, Santa Monica
2. Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital, San Diego, California
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Despite the high incidence of odontogenic abscesses in pet rabbits, published data on the bacteriology of these infections are lacking, and clinical cultures are often ambiguous, making antibiotic choices difficult. In order to define the bacteriology of these infections, 12 rabbit mandibular and maxillary abscesses were cultured aerobically and anaerobically. All specimens yielded pathogenic bacteria, including
Fusobacterium nucleatum
,
Prevotella heparinolytica
,
Prevotella
spp.,
Peptostreptococcus micros
,
Streptococcus milleri
group,
Actinomyces israelii
, and
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
. These organisms are consistent with the characterized bacteriology of periodontal disease in human and other mammalian studies. The isolates were tested against 10 antimicrobial agents commonly used to treat rabbits; 100% of the strains tested were susceptible to clindamycin, 96% were susceptible to penicillin and ceftriaxone, 54% were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, and only 7% were susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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