Bacterial urinary tract infection and subclinical bacteriuria in dogs receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunosuppressive treatment with glucocorticoids and cyclosporine increases the risk for positive urine cultures (PUCs) in dogs.

Objective

To investigate the prevalence and incidence of PUC in dogs diagnosed with cancer and treated with antineoplastic chemotherapy while distinguishing between subclinical bacteriuria (SB) and urinary tract infection (UTI).

Animals

Forty-six client-owned dogs with nonurogenital cancer treated with antineoplastic chemotherapy.

Methods

Prospective observational longitudinal clinical study. Dogs in which a urine culture was performed before the start of and at least once during antineoplastic chemotherapy were included. A McNemar's test was used to investigate if the prevalence of PUC increased during antineoplastic chemo

SUBMITTER: Harrer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9151473 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature