Bacterial flora in foals with upper respiratory tract infections in Poland.
Abstract: Bacteria isolated from nasal cavity of 80 foals with upper respiratory tract infection, as well as from 20 healthy foals, were examined. Within the group of sick animals, from 18 (22.5%) bacteria with recognized pathogenicity were isolated. Coagulase-negative staphylococci and Acinetobacter sp. were the dominant species identified (100 and 45%, respectively). No bacteria species with recognized pathogenicity were isolated from the group of healthy animals. Three cases of death within the group of sick foals were investigated. Rhodococcus equi in two cases and Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumoniae together with Escherichia coli were isolated post-mortem from lung abscesses.
Publication Date: 2002-09-21 PubMed ID: 12241031DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00570.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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The research article summarizes a study conducted on bacteria isolated from the nasal cavities of foals in Poland that were suffering from upper respiratory tract infections. The goal of the study was to identify the type of bacteria causing these infections.
Objective of the Research
The primary objective of the study was to identify the bacterial agents that cause upper respiratory tract infections in foals in Poland. To do this, the researchers examined bacteria from the nasal cavities of 80 sick foals and 20 healthy ones for comparison.
The Study & Sample Group
- The researchers collected samples from a group of 80 foals exhibiting symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, and 20 healthy foals as a control group.
- They examined all these samples to isolate and identify any bacterial species.
Key Findings
- Of the sick foals, 18 (or 22.5%) had bacteria with recognized pathogenicity.
- The dominant species among the sick animals were coagulase-negative staphylococci and Acinetobacter sp., detected in 100% and 45% of the cases, respectively.
- No pathogenic bacteria were found in the control group of healthy foals, indicating a clear correlation between the presence of these bacteria and the health issues in the sick foals.
- The study also investigated three cases of death within the group of sick foals. In two cases, the bacteria Rhodococcus equi were found post-mortem from lung abscesses, while in the third case, Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumoniae and Escherichia coli were identified. This highlights the potential danger of these infections if untreated.
Observations and Conclusions
- The study’s findings on the specific bacteria causing these infections contribute to the understanding of the disease and may help guide treatments.
- However, this research was conducted in Poland, and the bacterial profile may be different in other geographical locations. Hence, similar studies may need to be conducted elsewhere for a broader understanding.
Cite This Article
APA
Boguta L, Gradzki Z, Borges E, Maurin F, Kodjo A, Winiarczyk S.
(2002).
Bacterial flora in foals with upper respiratory tract infections in Poland.
J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health, 49(6), 294-297.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00570.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland.
MeSH Terms
- Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
- Horse Diseases / microbiology
- Horses
- Poland
- Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
- Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
- Respiratory Tract Infections / veterinary
- Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
Citations
This article has been cited 3 times.- Kinoshita Y, Cloutier AK, Rozak DA, Khan MSR, Niwa H, Uchida-Fujii E, Katayama Y, Tuanyok A. A novel selective medium for the isolation of Burkholderia mallei from equine specimens. BMC Vet Res 2019 May 7;15(1):133.
- Ryu SH, Koo HC, Lee YW, Park YH, Lee CW. Etiologic and epidemiologic analysis of bacterial infectious upper respiratory disease in Thoroughbred horses at the Seoul Race Park. J Vet Sci 2011 Jun;12(2):195-7.
- Lupo A, Haenni M, Madec JY. Antimicrobial Resistance in Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas spp. Microbiol Spectr 2018 Jun;6(3).
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