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ct-11253	Pérez, Cristina ; Whitacre, Michael D. ; Thakur, Siddhartha ; Keelara, Shivaramu ; Fauls, Megan ; Breitschwerdt, Edward B. 	Unilateral epididymitis associated with salmonella bacteremia in a dog	2012	6	.pdf	application/pdf	2928	141	40	In humans, involvement of the genito-urinary tract is also rare, but can occur as a complication of enteric salmonellosis, or in association with congenital urogenital abnormalities, malignancy or immune suppression.6-8 In a review of more than 700 cases of human extra-intestinal infections caused by Salmonella spp., Cohen et al found only 12 cases (1.4%) of orchitis and epididymitis.6 In dogs, clinical salmonellosis is rare compared to the prevalence of subclinical intestinal infection, as Salmonella spp. have been isolated from the feces of up to 36% of healthy dogs.5 Ingestion of contaminated food, water or fomites are the most common sources of Salmonella.5 Raw and improperly cooked cat or dog food products prepared from contaminated meat and meat by-products have a higher prevalence of bacterial contamination than heat-processed foods. Salmonella spp is a gram negative organism that can cause a variety of extra-gastrointestinal signs in dogs, including epididymitis.	cache/ct-11253.pdf	txt/ct-11253.txt