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*Soft tissue infections in adult animals
 
*Soft tissue infections in adult animals
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*Most common organism infecting urinary tract
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*Causes pyometra in the dog and cat and pyelonephritis
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*Acute mastitis in lactating animals
   
*Pathogenesis:
 
*Pathogenesis:
 
**Produces an alpha-haemolysin which may be cytotoxic
 
**Produces an alpha-haemolysin which may be cytotoxic
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**May enter blood to cause septicaemia
 
**May enter blood to cause septicaemia
 
*Clinical infections:
 
*Clinical infections:
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**Urogenital tract infections
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***Most common organism infecting urinary tract
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***Ascending infections of urinary tract
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***Causes pyometra in the dog and cat and pyelonephritis
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**Mastitis
 
**Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]:  
 
**Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]:  
 
***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens
 
***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens
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