Sırrı KAR, Kemal EKER, Cenk SÜER, Cenk Çağrı CINGI, Kerem URAL, Zati VATANSEVER

Candidatus mycoplasma haemominutum” infection in a cat in Antalya

Bugüne kadar kedilerde anemiyle seyreden üç hemotrofik Mycoplasma türü (Mycoplasma haemofelis, “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” ve “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”) tanımlanmıştır. Bu olgu sunumunda da bahsedildiği gibi “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” enfeksiyonu bulunan sağlıklı kedilerde hayatı tehdit eden anemi ile birlikte diğer hastalıklara veya immun supresyona eğilim artmaktadır. Bu makalede, Antalya'da Siyam melezi bir kedide (polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu ile saptanan) ölümle sonuçlanan “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” enfeksiyonunun bildirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Antalya'da bir kedide “candidatus mycoplasma haemominutum” enfeksiyonu

Recently, a total of three feline hemotropic Mycoplasma sp., (Mycoplasma haemofelis, ‘‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum'' and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis') in cats with anemia have been recognized. Healthy cats with “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” infection may prone to a life-threatening anemia with accompanying concurrent disease or immune suppression, such as in the case reported here. The present article describes the presence of ‘'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum'' infection (diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction) resulted in fatality in a Siamese crossbred cat in Antalya.

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