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Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats

The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organism...

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Main Authors: Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Ravindran, M., Hassan, Latiffah, Zakaria, Zunita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary Association Malaysia 2005
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/1/0001.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.415212015-12-28T08:51:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/ Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats Abdul Aziz, Saleha Ravindran, M. Hassan, Latiffah Zakaria, Zunita The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organisms were detected by rapid urease testing and Gram staining in gastric biopsy samples in 80% (24 of 30) and 20% (6 of 30) of samples, respectively. Culture was positive for one cat (3.3%) and identified as Helicobacter sp. Further study is needed to determine the infections in these pet animals Veterinary Association Malaysia 2005-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/1/0001.pdf Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Ravindran, M. and Hassan, Latiffah and Zakaria, Zunita (2005) Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats. Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 17 (2). pp. 37-38. ISSN 9128-2506
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description The presence of Helicobacter spp. in the stomach of cats has been reported worldwide but the documentation on the occurrence of these organisms in cats in Malaysia is lacking. This preliminary study aimed to determine the occurrence of helicobacters in cats in the country. Helicobacter-like organisms were detected by rapid urease testing and Gram staining in gastric biopsy samples in 80% (24 of 30) and 20% (6 of 30) of samples, respectively. Culture was positive for one cat (3.3%) and identified as Helicobacter sp. Further study is needed to determine the infections in these pet animals
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author Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Ravindran, M.
Hassan, Latiffah
Zakaria, Zunita
spellingShingle Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Ravindran, M.
Hassan, Latiffah
Zakaria, Zunita
Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
author_facet Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Ravindran, M.
Hassan, Latiffah
Zakaria, Zunita
author_sort Abdul Aziz, Saleha
title Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
title_short Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
title_full Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
title_fullStr Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of Helicobacter in cats
title_sort occurrence of helicobacter in cats
publisher Veterinary Association Malaysia
publishDate 2005
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41521/1/0001.pdf
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