CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBCLINICAL BACTERIURIA, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, AND PYELONEPHRITIS IN DOGS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

摘要

Bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in dogs, however the prevalence of subclinical bacteriuria (SBU) in healthy dogs has recently been demonstrated to be substantially lower. Following standards created by human infectious disease specialists, there has been more initiative put towards identifying and characterizing SBU in dogs. Although it has been considered a risk factor for UTI, the prevalence of UTI and SBU in dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not known. The objectives of this study were to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of positive urine cultures in dogs with CKD, and to further categorize these patients as having SBU, clinical UTI, or pyelonephritis.