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- Title
Lactococcus garvieae –associated septicemia in a central bearded dragon.
- Authors
Capobianco, Christian M.; Bosch, Sarah N.; Stacy, Nicole I.; Wellehan, James F. X.
- Abstract
Lactococcus garvieae is the causative agent of lactococcosis in fish and an emerging zoonotic pathogen with high levels of antimicrobial resistance. We report a case of L. garvieae– associated septicemia in a central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) confirmed via whole-blood PCR and direct sequencing. Following a 30-d course of ceftazidime (20 mg/kg IM q72h), the animal's clinical condition had not resolved; leukopenia persisted, with heterophil toxic change. Coelomic ultrasound findings were consistent with preovulatory follicular stasis, folliculitis, and coelomitis. Following surgical ovariectomy and an additional 30-d course of ceftazidime, the animal's behavior and appetite returned to normal, the animal tested negative via whole-blood PCR assay, and the CBC was unremarkable. To our knowledge, L. garvieae with L. garvieae– associated clinical disease has not been reported previously in a bearded dragon. We conclude that L. garvieae should be considered as a possible etiologic agent in cases of septicemia in bearded dragons, with the potential for zoonotic transmission warranting further investigation.
- Subjects
LACTOCOCCUS; BEARDS; ANIMAL behavior; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; DISEASE complications; ZOONOSES; SEPSIS
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 3, p477
- ISSN
1040-6387
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/10406387241239912