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The objectives of this study were to determine whether\n Mycoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n species are common contaminants of cat bite abscesses and whether they are are associated with \u03b2-lactam-resistant clinical disease. Twenty-six privately owned cats with clinical evidence of an abscess suspected to be from a cat bite were included in the study. Samples from each cat were evaluated by aerobic and anaerobic culture, as well as\n Mycoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n species culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). All cats were initially treated with appropriate wound management and were administered an antibiotic of the \u03b2-lactam class (amoxicillin, amoxicillin clavulanate or cefovecin sodium).\n Mycoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n species DNA was amplified by PCR from 4\/26 samples (15.4%); one of these cases was concurrently culture positive. Adequate DNA for sequencing was present for 2\/4 positive PCR samples; one was most homologous with\n Mycoplasma felis<\/jats:italic>\n , and the other was most homologous with\n Mycoplasma equigenitalium<\/jats:italic>\n and\n Mycoplasma elephantis<\/jats:italic>\n . Of the 26 cats, 25 responded to the initial treatment by day 7. The cat that failed initial treatment was positive for\n M equigenitalium<\/jats:italic>\n or\n M elephantis<\/jats:italic>\n DNA on days 0 and 12, and ultimately responded to administration of enrofloxacin and clindamycin. The results suggest that while\n Mycoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n species can contaminate cat bite abscesses, routine wound management and \u03b2-lactam antibiotic therapy is adequate for treatment in most cases of abscess. However, as\n Mycoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n species infections do not respond to \u03b2-lactam class antibiotic therapy, these organisms should be on the differential list for cats with abscesses that fail treatment with this antibiotic class.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x14527475","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,3,18]],"date-time":"2014-03-18T23:56:55Z","timestamp":1395187015000},"page":"997-1000","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Pilot study to evaluate the role of\n Mycoplasma<\/i>\n species in cat bite abscesses"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Camille","family":"Torres-Henderson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeff","family":"Hesser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Doreene R","family":"Hyatt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Hawley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melissa","family":"Brewer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael R","family":"Lappin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,3,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0378-1135(00)00186-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0378-1135(90)90114-B"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.1993.54.06.897"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5326\/0380111"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/104063879500700126"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","first-page":"289","article-title":"Chronic abscesses in cats associated with an organism resembling mycoplasma","volume":"24","author":"Keane DP","year":"1983","unstructured":"Keane DP. 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