Fungal flora on cutaneous and mucosal surfaces of cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus or feline leukemia virus

American Journal of Veterinary Research - Tập 61 Số 2 - Trang 158-161 - 2000
Pascale Sierra1, Jacques Guillot2, H. Jacob2, Simone Bussiéras2, René Chermette2
1Equipe de Parasitologie-Mycologie, UMR INRA-AFSSA-ENVA Biologie Moléculaire et Immunologie Parasitaires et Fongiques, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire dAlfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
2Equipe de Parasitologie-Mycologie, UMR INRA-AFSSA-ENVA Biologie Moléculaire et Immunologie Parasitaires et Fongiques, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7, Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.

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AbstractObjective—To compare cutaneous and mucosal mycoflora in cats infected with FIV or FeLV with that in noninfected cats.Animals—85 client-owned cats; 24 seropositive for FIV, 10 seropositive for FeLV, 1 seropositive for both viruses, and 50 seronegative for both viruses.Procedure—Cutaneous specimens were obtained from the coat and external acoustic meatus (ear canal) and mucosal specimens from the oropharynx and rectum. Fungi were isolated from specimens, using Sabouraud dextrose agar incubated at 27 or 37 C for cutaneous and mucosal specimens, respectively.Results—Fungal colonies were cultured from at least 1 specimen from 83 of 85 (97.6%) cats. The most common fungal isolates wereAspergillusspp (cultured from 59.3% of all specimens),Penicilliumspp (50.0%),Cladosporiumspp (44.2%),Scopulariopsisspp (41.8%), and lipophilic yeasts of the genusMalassezia(31.4%). A greater diversity of fungal genera was isolated from retrovirus-infected cats, andMalasseziaspp were more commonly recovered from these cats, compared with noninfected cats.Candida albicans,Cryptococcus neoformans, and dermatophytes (eg,Microsporum canis) were rarely isolated from any cat. Significant differences in frequency of isolation ofC neoformansand dermatophytes were not found between infected and noninfected cats.Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Cats infected with FIV or FeLV may have a greater diversity of cutaneous and mucosal mycoflora than noninfected cats. However, infected cats may be no more likely than noninfected cats to expose humans to zoonotic fungi such asC albicans,C neoformans, andM canis. (Am J Vet Res2000;61:158–161)

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American Journal of Veterinary Research

Tập 61 Số 2

158-161

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