Pneumonia in Cats associated with Neisseria sp.

Abstract

Neisseria sp. is a Gram-negative diplococcus bacterium usually present on the mucosal surfaces of animals without causing an obvious pathology. The objective of this study was to report the isolation of Neisseria sp. from severe cases of pyogranulomatous pneumonia with the formation of a Splendore-Hoeppli structure in two cats treated at a veterinary hospital. This paper suggests that the Neisseria genus members may be involved in lower respiratory tract infections in cats, with the molecular diagnosis being a necessary method for the correct identification of this bacteria in animals.

Neisseria spp. je Gram pozitivna diplokokna bakterija koja je prisutna na mukoznim površinama životinja, pri čemu ne dovodi do uočljivih patoloških promena. Cilj ove studije bio je da opiše izolaciju Neisseria spp. kod teških slučajeva piogranulomatozne pneumonije sa formiranjem Splendore-Hoeppli strukture kod dve mačke lečene u veterinarskoj bolnici. Ovaj rad sugeriše da su članovi roda Neisseria možda uključeni u infekcije donjih disajnih puteva kod mačaka, s tim što je molekularna dijagnoza neophodan metod za tačnu identifi kaciju ove bakterije na životinjama.