Publications by authors named "Fernando Jose Paganini Listoni"

Bacterial peritonitis infections comprise a life-threatening clinical condition in domestic animals that commonly lead to sepsis and high mortality. A set of bacterial pathogens have been identified in septic peritonitis in livestock and companion animals. Nonetheless, most descriptions are restricted to case reports or limited to only one domestic species, and a restrict number of comprehensive studies involving this infection has focused on a great number of domestic animals.

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  • In a study of 136 neurological cases from 2005 to 2021, bacteria were found in 25% of cerebrospinal fluid samples, with various domestic animals affected, including cattle and dogs, and Staphylococcus aureus being the most common bacterial isolate.
  • Susceptibility tests indicated that certain antibiotics like amoxicillin/clavulanic acid were effective against the bacterial strains, but there was notable resistance to others, including tetracycline and penicillin, highlighting concerns about multidrug resistance.
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Klebsiella species, particularly K. pneumoniae, are well-known opportunistic enterobacteria related to complexity of clinical infections in humans and animals, commonly refractory to conventional therapy. The domestic animals may represent a source of the pathogenic and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella species to humans.

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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with a global impact. Brucella suis is one of the most pathogenic species to humans, requiring different measures for the control and/or eradication of the disease. The serological investigation for brucellosis was performed in pigs, horses, dogs, and cattle on a farm with a history of abortion in sows and necropsy of a boar with severe necrosuppurative orchitis.

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Many infants are nurtured with milk supplied by human banks, whose bacteriological and physical-chemical profiles are a major issue. We investigated the bacteriological and physical-chemical characteristics, as well as genotypic and phenotypic and profiles of Staphylococcus species isolated from 240 samples of breast milk from a bank in a teaching hospital. Dornic acidity of milk revealed that 95.

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Caseous lymphadenitis (CL) in sheep is a chronic contagious disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, commonly characterized by abscess formation in peripheral lymph nodes and disseminated infections. Nonetheless, other microorganisms, including with zoonotic relevance, can be isolated from CL-resembling lymph nodes. Currently, mycobacteria have been reported in visceral granulomatous lesions in small ruminants, a fact that poses a public health issue, particularly in slaughtered sheep intended for human consumption.

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  • Rhodococcus is a soil-borne bacterium linked to infections in multiple animals, and its prevalence in humans is increasing, posing a public health risk, especially for vulnerable populations.
  • A study examined feces from 200 nondiarrheic cats in urban and rural areas, resulting in the recovery of a small number of Rhodococcus isolates, primarily from cats with a history of contact with horses.
  • The research also identified various enteropathogenic bacteria in the cats, highlighting potential public health concerns since Rhodococcus has been known to affect both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals, including those with HIV/AIDS.
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Although the tuberculin test represents the main in vivo diagnostic method used in the control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis, few studies have focused on the identification of mycobacteria in the milk from cows positive to the tuberculin test. The aim of this study was to identify Mycobacterium species in milk samples from cows positive to the comparative intradermal test. Milk samples from 142 cows positive to the comparative intradermal test carried out in 4,766 animals were aseptically collected, cultivated on Lowenstein-Jensen and Stonebrink media and incubated for up to 90 days.

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Background: Mycobacterium spp. is one of the most important species of zoonotic pathogens that can be transmitted from cattle to humans. The presence of these opportunistic, pathogenic bacteria in bovine milk has emerged as a public-health concern, especially among individuals who consume raw milk and related dairy products.

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Mycobacterium spp. and other pathogens were investigated in 258 swine lymph nodes (129 with and 129 without apparent lesions), and 120 lymph nodes (60 with and 60 without lesions) from wild boars (Sus scrofa). A total of lymph nodes from swine and wild boars were collected of different animals.

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