Common Bacterial Disease in Dogs

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Leptospira spp. (Leptospirosis)

Gram negative spiral

Affects the renal and hepatic systems

Causes fever, jaundice, vomiting, and kidney/liver failure

Zoonotic

<p>Gram negative spiral</p><p>Affects the renal and hepatic systems</p><p>Causes fever, jaundice, vomiting, and kidney/liver failure</p><p>Zoonotic</p>
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Bordetella bronchiseptica (Kennel Cough)

Gram negative coccibacillus

Affects the respiratory system

Causes dry cough, nasal discharge

Spreads in kennels and shelters

<p>Gram negative coccibacillus</p><p>Affects the respiratory system</p><p>Causes dry cough, nasal discharge</p><p>Spreads in kennels and shelters</p>
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Brucella canis (Brucellosis)

Gram negative coccibacillus intracellular

Affects the reproductive system

Causes infertility, abortions, testicular swelling

Zoonotic

<p>Gram negative coccibacillus intracellular</p><p>Affects the reproductive system</p><p>Causes infertility, abortions, testicular swelling</p><p>Zoonotic</p>
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Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease)

Gram negative spiral

Affects the musculoskeletal and renal systems

Causes lameness, joint pain, and kidney problems

Tick-borne

<p>Gram negative spiral</p><p>Affects the musculoskeletal and renal systems</p><p>Causes lameness, joint pain, and kidney problems</p><p>Tick-borne</p>
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Ehrlichia canis (Ehrlichiosis)

Gram negative intracellular (white blood cells)

Affects the hematologic system

Causes fever, anaemia, bleeding disorders

Tick-borne

<p>Gram negative intracellular (white blood cells)</p><p>Affects the hematologic system</p><p>Causes fever, anaemia, bleeding disorders</p><p>Tick-borne</p>
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Anaplasma spp. (Anaplasmosis)

Gram negative intracellular (platelets or neutrophils)

Affects the hematologic and musculoskeletal systems

Causes fever, joint pain, low platelets

Tick-borne

<p>Gram negative intracellular (platelets or neutrophils)</p><p>Affects the hematologic and musculoskeletal systems</p><p>Causes fever, joint pain, low platelets</p><p>Tick-borne</p>
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Salmonella spp. (Salmonellosis)

Gram negative rods

Affects the gastrointestinal system

Causes vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever

Zoonotic

<p>Gram negative rods</p><p>Affects the gastrointestinal system</p><p>Causes vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever</p><p>Zoonotic</p>
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Campylobacter spp. (Campylobacteriosis)

Gram negative spiral rods

Affects the gastrointestinal system

Causes diarrhoea with mucus or blood

Zoonotic

<p>Gram negative spiral rods</p><p>Affects the gastrointestinal system</p><p>Causes diarrhoea with mucus or blood</p><p>Zoonotic</p>
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Clostridium perfringens / difficile

Gram positive rods, spore forming

Affects the gastrointestinal system

Causes diarrhoea, sometimes hemorrhagic

Often stress-related

<p>Gram positive rods, spore forming</p><p>Affects the gastrointestinal system</p><p>Causes diarrhoea, sometimes hemorrhagic</p><p>Often stress-related</p>
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Pasteurella multocida

Gram positive coccibacillus

Affects the skin and respiratory systems

Causes wound infections and respiratory disease

<p>Gram positive coccibacillus</p><p>Affects the skin and respiratory systems</p><p>Causes wound infections and respiratory disease</p>
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Staphylococcus aureus

Gram positive cocci in clusters

Causes pyoderma, abscesses, dermatitis, wound infections, otitis externa, post-surgical infections, pneumonia, septicaemia

Affects skin, respiratory, systemic circulation (in severe cases)

Zoonotic

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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Gram positive cocci clusters

Affects the skin

Causes pyoderma, abscesses, otitis, post-op infections

<p>Gram positive cocci clusters</p><p>Affects the skin</p><p>Causes pyoderma, abscesses, otitis, post-op infections</p>
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Streptococcus canis

Gram positive cocci in chains

Affects the skin and systemic circulation

Causes skin infections, pneumonia, and septicemia

<p>Gram positive cocci in chains</p><p>Affects the skin and systemic circulation</p><p>Causes skin infections, pneumonia, and septicemia</p>
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Mycoplasma spp.

Pleomorphic

Affects the respiratory and reproductive systems

Causes coughing, infertility, and urinary infections

<p>Pleomorphic</p><p>Affects the respiratory and reproductive systems</p><p>Causes coughing, infertility, and urinary infections</p>
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Corynebacterium spp.

Gram positive club-shaped rods

Affects the skin and urinary systems

Causes skin abscesses and urinary infections

<p>Gram positive club-shaped rods</p><p>Affects the skin and urinary systems</p><p>Causes skin abscesses and urinary infections</p>
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Escherichia coli (E. coli)

Gram negative rods

Affects the urinary, gastrointestinal, and reproductive systems

Causes acute UTIs, diarrhoea, and uterine infections

<p>Gram negative rods</p><p>Affects the urinary, gastrointestinal, and reproductive systems</p><p>Causes acute UTIs, diarrhoea, and uterine infections</p>
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Enterococcus spp.

Gram positive cocci in pairs or short chains

Causes UTIs, wound infections, otitis externa, endocarditis, peritonitis

Affects urinary, skin, cardiovascular

Zoonotic

<p>Gram positive cocci in pairs or short chains</p><p>Causes UTIs, wound infections, otitis externa, endocarditis, peritonitis</p><p>Affects urinary, skin, cardiovascular</p><p>Zoonotic</p>
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Gram negative rods

Causes otitis externa, moist dermatitis or hot spots, wound infections, UTIs, maybe pneumonia or septicaemia

Affects skin, urinary, respiratory, sometimes systemic

<p>Gram negative rods</p><p>Causes otitis externa, moist dermatitis or hot spots, wound infections, UTIs, maybe pneumonia or septicaemia</p><p>Affects skin, urinary, respiratory, sometimes systemic</p>
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Klebsiella pneumoniae

Gram negative rods with capsule

Causes UTIs, pneumonia, wound infections, otitis externa, septicaemia

Affects respiratory, urinary, skin, systemic

<p>Gram negative rods with capsule</p><p>Causes UTIs, pneumonia, wound infections, otitis externa, septicaemia</p><p>Affects respiratory, urinary, skin, systemic</p>
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Proteus mirabilis

Gran negative rods

Causes chronic UTIs (males with stones), struvite crystals, otitis externa, wound infections, occasionally pneumonia or septicaemia

<p>Gran negative rods</p><p>Causes chronic UTIs (males with stones), struvite crystals, otitis externa, wound infections, occasionally pneumonia or septicaemia</p>