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- Title
Clinical Case of a Transfusion-Associated Canine Mycoplasma haemocanis Infection in the Republic of Korea: A Case Report.
- Authors
Jihu Kim; Donghwan Lee; Eunchae Yoon; Hyeona Bae; Daseul Chun; Jun-Gu Kang; Dong-In Jung; Do-Hyeon Yu
- Abstract
This report describes the first clinical case of a transfusion-associated Mycoplasma haemocanis infection in a dog in Korea. A 6-year-old male Maltese underwent a red blood cell transfusion for idiopathic immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Eighteen days after the blood transfusion, the recipient’s packed cell volume decreased and basophilic organisms were found on erythrocytes. A polymerase chain reaction and sequential analysis showed that both the donor dog and recipient dog had M. haemocanis. Six weeks after doxycycline administration, no organisms were detected and the recipient’s anemia had improved.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; MYCOPLASMA pneumoniae infections; RED blood cell transfusion; MYCOPLASMA; HEMOLYTIC anemia; CANIDAE; BLOOD transfusion; SEQUENTIAL analysis
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 5, p565
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.5.565