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- Title
Streptococcus canis prevalence on the normal and abnormal ocular surface of dogs referred for ophthalmic disease in Canada.
- Authors
Cloet, Allyssa; da Silva, Arthur Nery; Facioli, Fernanda Luiza; Levitt, Shayna; Sandmeyer, Lynne Sheila; de Oliveira Costa, Matheus; Leis, Marina Laetitia
- Abstract
Streptococcus canis is a beta-haemolytic, Gram-positive cocci commonly identified on the canine ocular surface under both healthy and diseased conditions. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of S. canis on the normal and abnormal ocular surface of a canine ophthalmology referral population in Canada, and to investigate potential clinical aspects that may be associated with its presence. Included were 59 dogs (118 eyes) with unilateral or bilateral ocular disease diagnosed at the time of conjunctival sampling. A real-time PCR specific for S. canis was standardized for use with conjunctival swabs. Total DNA was extracted from 118 samples and used as template for the diagnostic assay. Samples were considered positive if amplification was detected and dissociation temperature matched a positive control. Signalment and other clinical data were also collected at the time of sampling. Of the 118 eyes sampled, 8 tested positive for S. canis (6.8%). No association between the detection of S. canis and breed, cephalic conformation, sex, age, use of ophthalmic antibiotics or other topical medications, ophthalmic diagnosis, use of systemic antibiotics or other systemic medications, or systemic diagnosis was identified. In conclusion, S. canis may be present on the ocular surface of dogs at a higher rate than previously reported. It is suggested that this may be linked to the use of PCR for pathogen detection instead of culture.
- Subjects
CANADA; CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; DOGS; STREPTOCOCCUS mutans
- Publication
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0044-605X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13028-023-00677-y