- 著者
- Masashi MIZUNO Shigeki YAMANO Shuichi CHIMURA Atsushi HIRAKAWA Yoshimi UKAI Tamotsu SAWADA Shigeki MAETANI Arane TAKAHASHI Takeshi MIZUNO Kayoko HARADA Asako SHINODA Shuhei UCHIDA Junichiro TAKEUCHI Takahiro MIZUKOSHI Masaaki ENDO Masami UECHI
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.16-0069, (Released:2016-09-17)
- 被引用文献数
- 8
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pimobendan with conventional therapies on survival and reocurrence of pulmonary edema in dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF) caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Records of 197 client-owned dogs from 14 veterinary hospitals were included in this study. Dogs were administered conventional treatments with or without pimobendan. Sixty-four dogs received a standard dose of pimobendan (0.20–0.48 mg/kg every 12 hr (q12hr)), 49 dogs received a low dose of pimobendan (0.05–0.19 mg/kg q12hr) and 84 dogs received conventional therapy alone. Dogs in the standard-dose and low-dose pimobendan groups had significantly longer median survival times than dogs in the conventional group (334, 277 and 136 days, respectively; P<0.001). The reoccurrence rate of pulmonary edema in the standard-dose group was significantly lower than in the low-dose and conventional groups (43%, 59% and 62%, respectively; P<0.05). Combination of pimobendan with a conventional treatment regimen significantly prolonged survival time after an initial episode of pulmonary edema in dogs with CHF caused by MMVD. There was no difference in survival between dogs administered standard and low doses of pimobendan, but pimobendan did prevent the reoccurrence of pulmonary edema in a dose-dependent manner.
- 著者
- Kanako ISHIHARA Mieko SAITO Natsumi SHIMOKUBO Yasukazu MURAMATSU Shigeki MAETANI Yutaka TAMURA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.14-0119, (Released:2014-10-05)
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Veterinary staff carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be a source of MRSA infection in animals. To identify risk factors of MRSA carriage among veterinary staff, MRSA carriage and epidemiological information (sex, career, contact with MRSA-identified animal patients and others) were analyzed from 96 veterinarians and 70 veterinary technicians working at 71 private veterinary clinics in Japan. Univariate analysis determined sex (percentage of MRSA carriage, male (29.2%) vs. female (10.0%); P=0.002) and career (veterinarians (22.9%) vs. veterinary technicians (10.0%); P=0.030) as risk factors. Multivariable analysis revealed that sex was independently associated with MRSA carriage (adjusted odds ratio, 3.717; 95% confidence interval, 1.555–8.889; P=0.003). Therefore, male veterinary staff had a higher risk of MRSA carriage than female staff.
- 著者
- Hisashi INOKUMA Shigeki MAETANI Jyunji FUJITSUKA Ai TAKANO Kozue SATO Takashi FUKUI Toshiyuki MASUZAWA Hiroki KAWABATA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.75, no.7, pp.975-978, 2013 (Released:2013-07-31)
- 参考文献数
- 26
- 被引用文献数
- 2 8
Two dogs that exhibited sudden astasia, anorexia and fever higher than 40°C were suspected of having Lyme disease in July 2011. Clinical symptoms gradually improved with antibiotic treatment in both cases. Polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis revealed Borrelia garinii DNA fragments in the peripheral blood in the acute disease phase. Serological tests, including enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis, showed an increased IgG antibody titer against Borrelia pathogens in one of the dogs. These findings suggested that diagnosis of the two dogs was Lyme disease related to B. garinii infection.
- 著者
- Hisashi INOKUMA Shigeki MAETANI Jyunji FUJITSUKA Ai TAKANO Kozue SATO Takashi FUKUI Toshiyuki MASUZAWA Hiroki KAWABATA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.13-0027, (Released:2013-02-22)
- 被引用文献数
- 2 8
Two dogs that exhibited sudden astasia, anorexia and fever higher than 40°C were suspected of having Lyme disease in July 2011. Clinical symptoms gradually improved with antibiotic treatment in both cases. Polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis revealed Borrelia garinii DNA fragments in the peripheral blood in the acute disease phase. Serological tests, including enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis, showed an increased IgG antibody titer against Borrelia pathogens in one of the dogs. These findings suggested that diagnosis of the two dogs were Lyme disease related to B. garinii infection.