Medical management of Toxoplasma meningitis in a white-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus).
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 37(3): 409-12, 2006 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17319145
ABSTRACT
A 32-yr-old white-throated capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus) was presented for paraparesis. A diagnosis of protozoal meningitis was made on the basis of a lymphocytic pleocytosis with elevated protein in cerebrospinal fluid and a positive serum titer to Toxoplasma gondii of 131,072 using an indirect hemagglutination test. Treatment with clindamycin and trimethaprim-sulfamethoxazole resulted in improvement within 3 days and complete clinical resolution within 2 wk.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Toxoplasmose Animal
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Meningite
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Doenças dos Macacos
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Antiprotozoários
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Zoo Wildl Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos