A case report of spontaneous staphylococcal meningitis in a cynomolgus monkey

J Med Primatol. 2018 Apr;47(2):132-135. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12330. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

Abstract

This report describes a suppurative meningitis in a young cynomolgus. The animal had neutrophil aggregation in the subarachnoid space and hemorrhage in bilateral adrenal glands. Staphylococcus was identified by FISH in brain. To our knowledge, this is the first case of staphylococcal meningitis with Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in a cynomolgus monkey.

Keywords: Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome; bacterial diseases; nonhuman primates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / microbiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Macaca fascicularis*
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / pathology
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / veterinary*