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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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| </FlashCard> | | </FlashCard> |
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