A fatal enteric syndrome in Mystromys albicaudatus (white tailed rat) following topical antibiotic treatment
LaRegina, M.; Kier, A.B.; Wagner, J.E.
Laboratory Animal Science 28(5): 587-590
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6764 PMID: 214636 Document Number: 138277
Heavy death losses (59%) occurred in adult Mystromys 3--14 days after muscle biopsies were taken from their rear legs. Clinical signs included anorexia, depression, and rough hair coat. Predominant necropsy findings were hrmorrhagic typhlitis and colitis. Results of studies evaluating the roles of the anesthetic and the tropical antibiotic ointment suggested that the deaths were caused by ingestion of the topically applied antibiotic.