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Aeromoniasis, although similar lesions are seen in other Gram-negative infections.
 
Aeromoniasis, although similar lesions are seen in other Gram-negative infections.
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|q2=What tests would you perform to confirm your diagnosis?
 
|q2=What tests would you perform to confirm your diagnosis?
 
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Microbiological culture, particularly one that is carried out on specimens subcultured in thioglycholate broth and incubated at 30°C and at a reduced oxygen atmosphere.
 
Microbiological culture, particularly one that is carried out on specimens subcultured in thioglycholate broth and incubated at 30°C and at a reduced oxygen atmosphere.
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|q3=What is the prognosis?
 
|q3=What is the prognosis?
 
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The prognosis is poor to guarded because of the virulent pathogenicity of many Gram-negative microorganisms in amphibians.
 
The prognosis is poor to guarded because of the virulent pathogenicity of many Gram-negative microorganisms in amphibians.
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|q4=How would you treat the remaining frogs?
 
|q4=How would you treat the remaining frogs?
 
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An appropriate bacteriocidal antibiotic, determined by sensitivity testing, should be administered by the intramuscular or oral route; alternatively, enrofloxacin has been shown recently to be effective when added to the tank water in which the frogs under treatment are being kept.
 
An appropriate bacteriocidal antibiotic, determined by sensitivity testing, should be administered by the intramuscular or oral route; alternatively, enrofloxacin has been shown recently to be effective when added to the tank water in which the frogs under treatment are being kept.
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|q5=What control measures should be instituted to prevent a repetition of this problem?
 
|q5=What control measures should be instituted to prevent a repetition of this problem?
 
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In this instance, the aetiologic agent responsible for the outbreak was Aeromonas salmonicida, a common pathogen of salmonid fishes (salmon and trout).
 
In this instance, the aetiologic agent responsible for the outbreak was Aeromonas salmonicida, a common pathogen of salmonid fishes (salmon and trout).
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