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Bacterial pneumonia and pleuropneumonia in sport horses: 17 cases (2001–2003)
Author(s) -
Ferrucci F.,
Zucca E.,
Croci C.,
Fabio V.,
Martino P. A.,
Ferro E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.2746/095777308x354255
Subject(s) - medicine , pleuropneumonia , rhodococcus equi , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , klebsiella pneumoniae , bacterial pneumonia , blood culture , microbiological culture , atypical pneumonia , surgery , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , virulence , biology , bacteria , gene , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , antibiotics
Summary Seventeen racehorses were referred with a history of poor performance, recurrent fever, coughing and/or nasal discharge. All patients underwent a thorough diagnostic procedure, including physical examination, complete blood count, plasma fibrinogen estimation, arterial blood gas analysis, thoracic radiology and ultrasonography, endoscopy, tracheal aspiration with cytological and cultural evaluation, including sensitivity test. According to these procedures, bacterial pneumonia was diagnosed in 14 horses and bacterial pleuropneumonia in 3 horses. Streptococcus spp. were isolated in 11 cases (61.2%), Rhodococcus equi in 3 cases (16.6%), Klebsiella pneumoniae in 3 cases (16.6%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in one case (5.6%).