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associated with age at time of surgery was an increased incidence of postoperative …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when there is a compromise of host defense mechanisms
and a virulent microbe adheres, multiplies, and persists in a portion of the urinary tract. Host …

Background Urinary tract infections (UTI s) are common in dogs. The responsible bacterial
populations have evolved with increasing resistance to many antimicrobials. Objective To …

Uncomplicated bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur commonly in dogs. Persistent or
recurrent infections are reported less frequently. They typically occur in dogs with an …

Abstract Between January 2002 and June 2007, uropathogens were isolated from 473 of
1557 canine urine samples submitted to Prairie Diagnostic Services from the Western …

This study aims to describe the incidence and risk factors for positive urinary tract culture, the
prevalence of urinary tract pathogens in single organism and mixed cultures and changes in …

Streptococcus spp are opportunistic pathogens that normally reside in the upper respiratory,
intestinal, lower urinary, and genital tracts but can cause localized infection or septicemia in …

Background: It has been suggested that diseases that promote isosthenuria predispose to
urinary tract infections because of a lack of the common bacteriostatic properties present in …

Objective—To determine frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in catheterized dogs that
had intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) or disease other than IVDD and compare bacterial …

This study determined the antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli isolates from
dogs with a presumptive diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI). Urine samples from 201 …