Key result
Proteus mirabilis is identified as a novel causative agent of ovine purulent pericarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
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This is the first report identifying Proteus mirabilis as a cause of purulent pericarditis in sheep.
May support including P. mirabilis in ovine pericarditis differentials; extends known etiology but remains hypothesis-generating.
Pericarditis means inflammation in the pericardial sac. Pericarditis is divided into three categories based on morphology, including fibrinous, purulent, and constrictive. In the present study, a 7-month-old male Ghezel breed sheep was examined for low weighting rate for three months. Tachypnea, tachycardia, heart friction sound, absence of fever and normal appetite were recorded in the clinical examination. In the patient's history, there was a history of perforated chest trauma behind the left scapula about three months ago. After the echocardiography examination and bacteriology procedures, purulent pericarditis caused by Proteus mirabilis was diagnosed. The bacterium was analysed using genome sequencing and new strain called Abhar114 was diagnosed. This is the first report of pericarditis caused by Proteus mirabilis in sheep.
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Ghahremani et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Purulent pericarditis (n=1). Proteus mirabilis infection was evaluated on Identification of the causative pathogen. Proteus mirabilis was identified as the causative agent of purulent pericarditis in a sheep for the first time.
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