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TABLE 15-1.

Bacteria Commonly Isolated from Various Sites in Infectious Disorders in Dogs and Cats

Integument
Pyoderma
- (L1)Staphylococcus aureus/intermedius
- Proteus spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Escherichia coli (usually secondary to staphylococci)(/L1)
Ear
- (L1)Malassezia spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- S. aureus/intermedius
- Proteus spp.(/L1)
Respiratory System
Pneumonia
- (L1)Pseudomonas spp.
- E. coli
- Klebsiella spp.
- Pasteurella spp.
- Bordetella spp.
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Streptococcus spp.
- Mycoplasma spp.(/L1)
Pleural Cavity
- (L1)Nocardia spp.
- Actinomyces spp.
- Pasteurella spp.
- Anaerobes(/L1)
Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract
Intestine
- (L1)Salmonella spp.
- Campylobacter spp.
- Clostridium perfringens
- E. coli(/L1)
Genitourinary Tract
- (L1)E. coli
- Proteus spp.
- Klebsiella spp.
- S. aureus/intermedius(/L1)
Eye
Conjunctiva and Cornea
- (L1)S. aureus (coagulase positive and negative)
- Streptococcus spp.
- S. epidermidis
- E. coli
- Proteus spp.
- Bacillus spp.(/L1)
Cardiovascular System
Aerobes
- (L1)S. aureus
- Beta-hemolytic streptococci
- E. coli
- Klebsiella spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Proteus spp.
- Salmonella spp.(/L1)
Anaerobes
- (L1)Bacteroides spp.
- Fusobacterium spp.
- Clostridium spp.(/L1)

Data compiled from Greene CE, editor: Clinical microbiology and infectious diseases of the dog and cat, Philadelphia, 1998, WB Saunders.