Sporothrix schenckii isolated fromdomestic cats with and without sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
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Authors: | Schubach Tânia Maria Pacheco de Oliveira Schubach Armando Reis Rosani Santos dos Cuzzi-Maya Tullia Blanco Tânia Cristina Moita Monteiro Dilma Ferreira de Lima Barros Mônica Bastos Brustein Ricardo Zancopé-Oliveira Rosely Maria Monteiro Paulo Cezar Fialho Wanke Bodo |
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Affiliation: | 1.Servi?o de Zoonoses, Centro dePesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas –, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro ;2.Centro dePesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas –, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro ;3.Servi?o de Micologia, Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas –, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro ;4.Servi?o de Anatomia Patológica, Centro dePesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas –, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro ;5.Laboratório de Micologia, Instituto Municipal de Medicina Veterinária Jorge Vaitsman, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; |
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Abstract: | A total of 148 cats with a clinical and mycologic diagnosis of sporotrichosis and 84 apparently healthy cats with domiciliary contact with the affected animals were studied. Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from 148 (n = 148; 100%) clinical samples of cutaneous lesion (biopsy, swab or aspiration of purulent secretion), 47(n = 71; 66.2%) nasal cavities, 33 (n = 79; 41.8%) oral cavities, and 15 (n = 38; 39.5%) nails of cats with sporotrichosis. Histopathological examination revealed yeast-like structures in 50 (n = 70; 71.4%) of the biopsies studied. S. schenckii was isolated from the blood culture of one cat (n = 5, 20%) with the disseminated cutaneous form of the disease. On another occasion, the fungus was isolated from the testis of one (n = 7; 14.3%) of the animals submitted to sterilization. In the group of cats with domiciliary contacts, 3(n = 84; 3.57%) oral swabs showed positive cultures. Isolation of S. schenckii from different clinical specimens during both the clinical and preclinical phase reinforces the zoonotic potential of feline sporotrichosis. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Brazil cats emergent zoonosis Rio de Janeiro sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenckii |
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