A García1, P R Nambiar, R P Marini, J G Fox. 1. Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. agarcia@mit.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Seizures were observed in a 16-year old male Guyanese squirrel monkey with a history of inappetence and weakness. METHODS AND RESULTS: Complete blood count, biochemical profile, and urinalysis indicated systemic disease. Nematode larvae were detected in the feces. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed leukocytes and gram-positive cocci. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the CSF. Histopathological evaluation revealed systemic lesions with inflammation and nematodes in the small and large intestine. CONCLUSION: This is the first report describing spontaneous staphylococcal CNS infection in a squirrel monkey.
BACKGROUND:Seizures were observed in a 16-year old male Guyanese squirrel monkey with a history of inappetence and weakness. METHODS AND RESULTS: Complete blood count, biochemical profile, and urinalysis indicated systemic disease. Nematode larvae were detected in the feces. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed leukocytes and gram-positive cocci. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the CSF. Histopathological evaluation revealed systemic lesions with inflammation and nematodes in the small and large intestine. CONCLUSION: This is the first report describing spontaneous staphylococcal CNS infection in a squirrel monkey.
Authors: Madikay Senghore; Sion C Bayliss; Brenda A Kwambana-Adams; Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko; Jainaba Manneh; Michel Dione; Henry Badji; Chinelo Ebruke; Emma L Doughty; Harry A Thorpe; Anna J Jasinska; Christopher A Schmitt; Jennifer D Cramer; Trudy R Turner; George Weinstock; Nelson B Freimer; Mark J Pallen; Edward J Feil; Martin Antonio Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol Date: 2016-09-16 Impact factor: 4.792