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PubMed1984

Recurrent staphylococcal furunculosis: antibody response against Staphylococcus aureus.

The serum antibody response against staphylococcal antigens was investigated by crossed immunoelectrophoresis in 79 patients with recurrent staphylococcal furunculosis. The levels of precipitating antibodies were significantly higher than in normal controls. Patients increased their antibody levels during an acute exacerbation. It was not possible to differentiate between a severe and a mild infection by means of antibody level.

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PubMed1988

Recurrent staphylococcal furunculosis in families.

Recurrent familial staphylococcal furunculosis causes severe physical and especially socio-psychological problems to the families involved. In the present study 6 families with 28 persons were not treated with antibiotics but with a combination of chlorhexidine bathing, nasal 1% chlorhexidine gel and improved cleaning and hygiene in the surroundings. The infecting Staphylococcus aureus strain was eradicated from the surroundings and the skin in all 6 families, but several of the family members still retained the strain in the nose. All family members were, however, cured and remained without infections during an observation period of 2 years.

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PubMed1999

Efficacy of orally administered oxolinic acid and Vetoquinol, an oxolinic acid ester, for the treatment of furunculosis in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar held in seawater.

This study was performed to determine the efficacy of orally administered oxolinic acid and Vetoquinol, an oxolinic acid ester, in the treatment of experimental induced furunculosis in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar held in seawater. Two strains of the causative bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, 1 sensitive (VI-88/09/03175) and 1 resistant (3475/90) to oxolinic acid, were used. In 2 trials, cohabitational challenges were performed by introducing 8 fish challenged in advance by an intraperitoneal injection of 2.2 x 10(4) colony forming units of strain 3475/90 (Trial 1) or strain VI-88/09/03175 (Trial 2) to 10 aquaria each containing 40 healthy fish. The treatment groups in both trials consisted of 4 groups receiving either oxolinic acid (2 groups) or Vetoquinol (2 groups) and 1 control group. An unchallenged, unmedicated group was used to determine the natural mortality in the population. The recommended therapeutic dose of 25 mg oxolinic acid kg-1 fish at Days 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 following initiation of treatment was used. Oral medication initiated at Day 10 (Trial 1) or Day 11 (Trial 2) following challenge significantly (p < 0.05) lowered the specific mortality in all drug-treated groups compared to the untreated control groups. Mortality in Vetoquinol-treated groups was significantly (p < 0.05) lower than in oxolinic acid-treated groups in Trial 1 whereas no significant (p < 0.05) difference in survival rate was found between the medicated groups in Trial 2.

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PubMed1991

Isolation and phenotypic characterization of an oxidase-negative Aeromonas salmonicida causing furunculosis in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).

An oxidase-negative Aeromonas salmonicida was isolated from coho salmon (Oncorhynchus) kisutch) suffering from an epizootic of furunculosis at the state hatchery near Belfair, Washington. Typical, oxidase-positive A. salmonicida was isolated concurrently from the same population of fish. Mortality was controlled with medicated feed treatments. Evidence supporting the identification of the two types of A. salmonicida is presented. Methods for the proper identification of oxidase-negative A. salmonicida isolates are evaluated.

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PubMed1999

Botfly infestation (myiasis) masquerading as furunculosis.

With air travel so prevalent, diseases endemic to certain regions may appear anywhere. The botfly (Dermatobia hominis) is not native to North America. We describe a case of a young boy and his father who presented with furunculosis secondary to infestation with the botfly. The infected patients live in South Florida and had been vacationing in Central America. Standard surgical treatment as well as multiple native remedies are described.

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PubMedDate not supplied

Amoxicillin concentrations in the serum of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) during furunculosis therapy.

The effectiveness of the delivery of amoxicillin to Atlantic salmon, undergoing chemotherapy in natural outbreaks of furunculosis in sea-cages, was investigated by measuring the concentration of the drug in serum samples. Five groups of 50 sera from three outbreaks were collected two hours after oral treatment with doses of 80 or 120 mg/kg bodyweight. Amoxicillin was detected in 82, 82, 92, 100 and 90 per cent of the sera in the five groups (limit of detection 0.16 microgram/ml). Many sera contained less than the minimum inhibitory concentration of amoxicillin for the causative agent Aeromonas salmonicida (0.3 microgram/ml), but a concentration more than double the minimum inhibitory concentration was achieved in 2, 2, 56, 32 and 44 per cent of the samples. There was wide variation in the serum concentrations between individuals in the same population and between populations receiving the same treatment; this variation was associated with population factors, the severity of infection and the accuracy of medicating the feed.

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PubMed2006

Atypical Mycobacterium furunculosis occurring after pedicures.

Mycobacterium fortuitum complex are rapidly-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria found ubiquitously in the environment including, water, soil, dust, and biofilms. M fortuitum has been reported to cause skin and soft-tissue infections in association with nail salon footbath use during pedicures. Four cases of M fortuitum complex furunculosis are reported that occurred after pedicures in the Cincinnati, Ohio/Northern Kentucky area. Dermatologists and clinicians should consider mycobacterial infections from the M fortuitum complex when patients present with nonhealing furuncles on the lower legs and should inquire about recent pedicures. Early recognition and institution of appropriate therapy are critical. Public health measures should be explored to protect against such infections, given the recent popularity of the nail care industry.

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PubMed1992

Identification of a cyprinid fish, the tench Tinca tinca L., as a carrier of the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida, causative agent of furunculosis in salmonids.

A typical, pigment-producing strain of Aeromonas salmonicida (A. sal.), the causative agent of furunculosis in salmonid fish species, was isolated from a cyprinid species, the tench Tinca tinca L. with papilloma-like skin alterations. Histopathology of the papilloma-like skin alterations in tench revealed "round holes", distinctly lined by thick layers of epithelial cells, but no bacteria. The organism was isolated from skin, gills and fins, but not internal organs. The isolate proved highly virulent for both juvenile tench and brown trout Salmo trutta L. in experimental infection, but it did not reproduce the clinical picture. The causative role of A. sal. for the surface lesions remains questionable. However, there is a perceived risk of the organism's transmission between tench and other susceptible species of fish, especially farmed trout.

Aeromonas↗
PubMed1998

[Development of an ELISA-system for the assessment of furunculosis vaccines]

As an alternative method for challenge experiments in fish a sandwich-ELISA has been established for the detection of potentially protective antibody populations. Assay specificity depends on monoclonal antibodies (mabs) directed against different antigens of Aeromonas salmonicida, the causative agent of furunculosis. Comparable levels of salmon antibodies against LPS and the A-layer protein were recorded by ELISA and antigen binding assay. These studies, together with the first analysis of trout sera refer to the specificity and suitability of the ELISA-system for monitoring of individual antibody populations. A study of different mabs against the A-layer protein points to the possibility for detecting at least partially different antibody populations against this virulence factor.

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