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Doenças do Cão/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/veterinária , Púrpura Trombocitopênica Idiopática/veterinária , Ralstonia pickettii , Sepse/veterinária , Animais , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Transfusão de Sangue , Cães , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/microbiologia , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Púrpura Trombocitopênica Idiopática/complicações , Sepse/tratamento farmacológico , Sepse/microbiologiaRESUMO
Ileocolitis associated with spiral bacteria identified as an Anaerobiospirillum sp. was found in six cats. Two cats had acute onset of gastrointestinal signs characterized by vomiting and diarrhea in one cat and vomiting in another cat, one cat had chronic diarrhea that was refractory to medical therapy; one cat had acute onset of anorexia and lethargy, and two cats had clinical signs that were not related to the gastrointestinal tract. The presence of an Anaerobiospirillum sp. was demonstrated on the basis of ultrastructural morphology of spiral bacteria associated with intestinal lesions and PCR amplification of a genus-specific 16S rRNA gene from affected tissues from each cat. The colons of three clinically healthy cats without lesions and one cat with mild colitis not associated with spiral bacteria were negative for Anaerobiospirillum spp. in the same assay. Comparative nucleotide sequence analysis of cloned PCR products from three affected cats further suggested that the spiral bacteria were closely related to Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens.
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Anaerobiospirillum/isolamento & purificação , Doenças do Gato/microbiologia , Doença de Crohn/veterinária , Anaerobiospirillum/classificação , Anaerobiospirillum/genética , Animais , Doenças do Gato/patologia , Gatos , Doença de Crohn/microbiologia , Doença de Crohn/patologia , DNA Ribossômico/química , Feminino , Masculino , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , RNA Ribossômico 23S/genéticaRESUMO
Our Institute has investigated the expressed needs of many severely disabled people. One requirement was for a portable bidet that would fit on a standard toilet, so that they could still have some of the advantages of their automatic washing/drying/flushing toilet when away from their own house. Potential users were consulted, from the specification stage through to final production model testing, to ensure that the desired device was produced. The Port-a-Bidet is a lightweight device, with its own water container, spray unit, pump and power supply. It allows a user with very weak arms to wash themselves with warm water, and a hands-free drying method is explained in the instruction booklet. The whole unit is transported in a discreet carrying bag, and can easily be set up by an unskilled person. The Port-a-Bidet can be controlled by commercially available single switch activators, so that any user can operate it.