- Mucosal infection and vaccination against feline immunodeficiency virus. (nih.gov)
- Feline immunodeficiency virus infection: an overview. (nih.gov)
- Feline immunodeficiency virus infection--causative agent of an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in cats. (nih.gov)
- HIV is a virus that targets T cells of the immune system and, as a result, HIV infection can lead to progressively worsening immunodeficiency, a condition ideal for the development of opportunistic infection. (wikipedia.org)
- Acquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs in cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and in some cats infected with feline leukemia virus (FeLV). (nih.gov)
- The effects of Avemar treatment on feline immunodeficiency virus infected cell cultures. (nih.gov)
- Antiviral treatment of feline immunodeficiency virus-infected cats with (R)-9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)-2,6-diaminopurine. (nih.gov)
- Feline immunodeficiency virus neuropathogenesis: from cats to calcium. (nih.gov)
- Vif of feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats protects against APOBEC3 restriction factors from many felids. (nih.gov)
- Probing the interaction between feline immunodeficiency virus and CD134 by using the novel monoclonal antibody 7D6 and the CD134 (Ox40) ligand. (nih.gov)
- These recommendations update the 1994 guidelines developed by the Public Health Service for the use of zidovudine (ZDV) to reduce the risk for perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission. (cdc.gov)
- For many cats that present with fever, a thorough physical examination often reveals clues as to the etiology or, at least, to the organ system involved. (todaysveterinarypractice.com)
- Antibodies against Leptospira are commonly present in the feline population, and Leptospira spp. (abcdcatsvets.org)
- The use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy requires unique considerations, including the potential need to alter dosing as a result of physiologic changes associated with pregnancy, the potential for adverse short- or long-term effects on the fetus and newborn, and the effectiveness for reducing the risk for perinatal transmission. (cdc.gov)
- Recommendations for PEP have been modified to include a basic 4-week regimen of two drugs (zidovudine and lamivudine) for most HIV exposures and an expanded regimen that includes the addition of a protease inhibitor (indinavir or nelfinavir) for HIV exposures that pose an increased risk for transmission or where resistance to one or more of the antiretroviral agents recommended for PEP is known or suspected. (cdc.gov)
- Considering all risk factors for individual cats should help the veterinarian narrow the focus, optimize testing, and achieve a diagnosis. (todaysveterinarypractice.com)
- Public Health Service task force rec- ommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant women infected with HIV-1 for maternal health and for reducing perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. (cdc.gov)
- Additionally, to prevent perinatal transmission, ZDV chemoprophylaxis should be incorporated into the antiretroviral regimen. (cdc.gov)
- Allergic dermatitis is one of the most common allergy-related health problems in dogs, though cats can be affected as well. (gulfanimalhospital.com)
- Read the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines at www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines . (todaysveterinarypractice.com)
- In cats, the diagnostic approach to fever varies from that typically followed for dogs: In dogs, the approach tends to be orderly and algorithmic. (todaysveterinarypractice.com)
- Icterus in a febrile cat should prompt a complete blood count (CBC) and blood smear evaluation (which may reveal the etiology, such as hemotropic mycoplasmosis or cytauxzoonosis) or serum biochemistry profile (which may help support a diagnosis of acute cholangiohepatitis). (todaysveterinarypractice.com)