ArticleEfficacyofazithromycinforthetreatmentoffelinechlamydophilosisJanuary2004JournalofFelineMedicine&Surgery5(6):305-11DOI:10.1016/S1098-612X(03)00072-XSourcePubMedAuthors:WMAOwenWMAOwenThispersonisnotonResearchGate,orhasn'tclaimedthisresearchyet.CPSturgessCPSturgessThispersonisnotonResearchGate,orhasn'tclaimedthisresearchyet.DAHarbourDAHarbourThispersonisnotonResearchGate,orhasn'tclaimedthisresearchyet.KEganKEganThispersonisnotonResearchGate,orhasn'tclaimedthisresearchyet.Showall5authorsHideRequestfull-textPDFToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthors.Requestfull-textDownloadcitationCopylinkLinkcopiedRequestfull-textDownloadcitationCopylinkLinkcopiedToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthors.Citations(38)References(32)AbstractThecurrentrecommendedtreatmentforfelinechlamydophilosisinvolvesdailyoraladministrationofantimicrobialstoallcatswithinanaffectedgroupforaprolongedperiodoftime(4-6weeks).Notsurprisingly,ownercompliancecanbepoorresultinginapparenttreatmentfailure.Recentanecdotalevidence,supportedbyitsefficacyinthetreatmentofChlamydiatrachomatisinfectioninhumans,hassuggestedthatazithromycinmayofferanalternativebyallowinglessfrequentdosingforashorterduration.Aclinicaltrialwasdesignedtoevaluatetheefficacyofazithromycinforthetreatmentofchlamydia(Chlamydophilafelis)infectionincats.Whilstazithromycin,givenat10-15mg/kgdailyfor3daysandthentwiceweekly,providedasimilar,rapidresolutionofclinicalsignsandnegativeisolationscoresasdoxycycline,Cfeliswasre-isolatedinfouroutofthefivecatstreated.Furthermore,evendailyadministrationofazithromycintochronicallyinfectedcatswasineffectiveinclearinginfection.TheazithromycinprotocolsusedherewerethereforefoundtobeunsuccessfulineliminatingthecarriageofthisstrainofCfelis.Discovertheworld'sresearch20+millionmembers135+millionpublications700k+researchprojectsJoinforfreeNofull-textavailableToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthors.Requestfull-textPDFC