Diagnosis of Proteus spp. in wild birds raised under captivity in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

  • Olinda R
  • Souza M
  • Figueiredo J
  • et al.
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The aim of this work was to relate the occurrence of bacterial illnesses in two wild birds raised under captive conditions in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil, focusing on their clinical and microbiological findings. Clinical exams were performed in both birds in order to collect data and to determine the clinical and pathological outcome. In bird [A1] was diagnosed an infection in the respiratory system, and in bird [A2] the diagnosis was pododermatitis. Samples of shedding were collected using a sterile swab to perform a bacterial culture in blood agar and McConkey agar. An antibiogram was performed as well. The bacterial culture revealed the growing of Proteus sp. and Proteus vulgares, respectively. The antibiogram performed with the samples of bird [A1] showed the resistance to the follow antibiotics: ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, aztreonam, cefepime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and gentamicin. In bird [A2], strain was resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, aztreonam, cefotoxin, chloramphenicol, tetraciclin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and gentamicina. Proteus spp. appears to be a potencial multiresistant pathogen and causes severe lesions and diseases for wild birds in captivity.O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a ocorrência de enfermidades bacterianas em duas aves exóticas criadas em cativeiro no Rio Grande do Norte, com enfoque nos achados clínicos e microbiológicos. Realizou-se o exame clínico nas aves para a coleta de dados e caracterização do quadro clínico-patológico, sendo diagnosticada na ave [A1] infecção no trato respiratório superior, e na ave [A2] pododermatite profunda. O material biológico das secreções foi colhido com o auxílio de swabs estéreis para a determinação do agente etiológico através de cultura bacteriana em ágar sangue e ágar MacConkey. Realizou-se também o teste de susceptibilidade a antimicrobianos. A cultura bacteriológica das aves [A1] e [A2] resultou em crescimento de Proteus sp. e Proteus vulgares, respectivamente. O antibiograma da ave [A1] demonstrou resistência aos antibióticos: ampicilina, amoxicilina/ácido clavulâmico, aztreonam, cefepime, ceftazidima, ciprofloxacina, tetraciclina, sulfametoxazol/trimetroprim e gentamicina. Na ave [A2] a cepa isolada apresentou resistência a ampicilina, amoxicilina/ácido clavulâmico, aztreonam, cefoxitina, cloranfenicol, tetraciclina, sulfametoxazol/trimetroprim e gentamicina. Proteus spp. pode ser considerado um patógeno multirresistente, causador de lesões graves e doenças em aves selvagens criadas em cativeiro.

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Olinda, R. G., Souza, M. C. A., Figueiredo, J. N., Silva, J. M. C., Alves, N. D., Bezerra, F. S. B., & Feijó, F. M. C. (2012). Diagnosis of Proteus spp. in wild birds raised under captivity in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Arquivos Do Instituto Biológico, 79(2), 301–303. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1808-16572012000200022

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