International journal of advanced scientific and technical research Issue 3 volume 3, May-June 2013 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954 RSPUBLICATION, rspublicationhouse@gmail.com Page 335 DIAGNOSIS OF URINE INFECTION BY ABST, CULTURE METHODS AND TREATMENT IN AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) Dr. S. Vijaya Lakshmi, A. Karthik, Dr. M. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy and P. Sasikala Corresponding author: Dr. S. Vijaya Lakshmi, Associate Professor Dept. of Microbiology, College of veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh, India, Cell: +91-9246995218 Co- Authors: A. Karthik, SRF, Dept. of Microbiology, College of veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh, India, Cell: +91-9704582512 Dr. M. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Study Investigator, Dept. of LPM, College of veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh, India, Cell: +91-7396120530 P. Sasikala Dept. of LPM, College of veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh, India, Cell: +91-9492150884 ______________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: A 57-yr-old female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) named Rani housed at SV Zoological Park, suffering with anorexia, restlessness, and urinary tract infection was passing yellowish tinged cloudy urine. Urine analysis showed haematuria, leukocyturia, granular casts, and none of calcium oxalate crystals were found. Urine culture revealed the growth of Streptococcus, Proteus and E.coli. After conducting ABST the organisms were found sensitive to gentamycin and resistant to rest of the antibiotics. A presumptive diagnosis was made based on urinalysis, and urine culture. Key words: Hematuria, Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, pyelonephritis, calcium oxalate crystals. ______________________________________________________________________________ Introduction: Most of the captive elephants in India (Elephas maximus) are nulliparous and aged and many of them have urinary tract infections and endometrial diseases (Carlos R. Sanchez et al,