Table 3.
Cytologic and histopathologic diagnoses in 12 cats with bacteria identified in bile either cytologically or via culture
| Liver diagnosis | FNA vs biopsy | Bile cytology | Bile culture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marked fatty change | FNA | Normal | Bacillus species, alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus species |
| Lymphocytic, neutrophilic inflammation | FNA | Mixed bacteria | Klebsiella species |
| Lymphoma | Biopsy | Mixed bacteria | Negative |
| Mixed inflammation | FNA | Suppurative inflammation | Escherichia coli |
| Hepatic lipidosis | Biopsy | Mixed bacteria | Escherichia coli |
| Hepatic lipidosis | Biopsy | Coccobacilli Suppurative inflammation |
Pseudomonas species |
| Presumptive cholangitis | NA | Mixed bacteria | Escherichia coli, Enterococcus species |
| Neutrophilic inflammation | FNA | Mixed bacteria | Escherichia coli, unidentified cocci |
| Neutrophilic, lymphocytic inflammation | FNA | Rods Suppurative inflammation* |
Escherichia coli |
| Neutrophilic inflammation | FNA | Mixed bacteria | Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus species |
| Normal | FNA | Rods | Escherichia coli |
| Mixed inflammation | FNA | Coccobacilli Suppurative inflammation |
Escherichia coli |
*
Two distinct populations of rods
FNA = find-needle aspiration; NA = not applicable