Sporothrix schenckii isolation from blood clot of naturally infected cats

Authors

  • Tânia Maria Pacheco Schubach Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Armando de Oliveira Schubach Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Thais Okamoto Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Fabiano Borges Figueiredo Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Sandro Antonio Pereira Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Luiz Rodrigo Paes Leme Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Isabele Barbiere dos Santos Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Rosani Santos dos Reis Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Rodrigo de Almeida Paes Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Mauricio de Andrade Perez Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Mauro Célio de Almeida Marzochi Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Antônio Carlos Francesconi-do-Valle Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Bodo Wanke Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962004000600008

Keywords:

SIS Sporothrix schenckii, Lood culture, Clot., Cat

Abstract

The diagnosis of disseminated sporotrichosis is usually obtained by necropsy and the isolation of Sporothrix schenckii from blood is rare. Fungemia was shown in vivo through the isolation of S. schenckii from peripheral blood of 13 (n=38, 34.2%) cats with naturally acquired sporotrichosis. The coinfection with FIV and with FeLV found, respectively, in 6 (n=34, 17.6%) cases and 1 (n=34, 2.9%), apparently did not alter the frequency of the isolation of S. schenckii from peripheral blood. There was agreement of 84.2% comparing these results to the blood culture results simultaneously achieved. In this way, we propose the clot culture as a practical alternative method, efficient and cheap for the diagnosis of disseminated sporotrichosis in cats in vivo.

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Published

2004-11-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 6 (2004)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Schubach TMP, Schubach A de O, Okamoto T, Figueiredo FB, Pereira SA, Leme LRP, et al. Sporothrix schenckii isolation from blood clot of naturally infected cats. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2004 Nov. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];41(6):404-8. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/6307