| Journal: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000415591 |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 |
| Authors: | Boechat, Jessica Sepulveda1 Oliveira, Manoel Marques Evangelista1 Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo1 Gremiao, Isabella Dib Ferreira1 Machado, Ana Caroline de Sa1 Oliveira, Raquel de Vasconcelos Carvalhaes1 Figueiredo, Anna Barreto Fernandes1 Rabello, Vanessa Brito de Souza1 Silva, Karoline Benevides de Lima1 Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria1 Schubach, Tania Maria Pacheco1 Pereira, Sandro Antonio1 |
| Institutions: | 1Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Season: | Mar |
| Volumen: | 113 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 185-196 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental, aplicado |
| English abstract | Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to 2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Even after the description of the Sporothrix species, the characterisation of feline isolates is not performed routinely. OBJECTIVES To characterise the clinical isolates from cats at the species level and correlate them with the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the cats. METHODS Forty seven Sporothrix spp. isolates from cats assisted at Fiocruz from 2010 to 2011 were included. Medical records were consulted to obtain the clinical and epidemiological data. The isolates were identified through their morphological and physiological characteristics. T3B polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting was used for molecular identification of the species. FINDINGS In phenotypic tests, 34 isolates were characterised as S. brasiliensis, one as S. schenckii and 12 as Sporothrix spp. PCR identified all isolates as S. brasiliensis. MAIN CONCLUSIONS S. brasiliensis is the only etiological agent of feline sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro to date. None association was found between the isolates and the clinical and epidemiological data. In addition, we strongly recommend the use of molecular techniques for the identification of isolates of Sporothrix spp |
| Disciplines: | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia |
| Keyword: | Pequeñas especies, Parasitología, Gatos, Esporotricosis, Caracterización molecular, Caracterización fenotípica |
| Keyword: | Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, Companion animals, Parasitology, Cats, Sporotrichosis, Molecular characterization, Phenotypic characterization |
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