Bacteraemia in neonatal foals: clinicopathological differences between Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections, and single organism and mixed infections

• Published in: Equine veterinary journal Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 84 - 89
• Main Authors: Corley, K.T.T, Pearce, G, Magdesian, K.G, Wilson, W.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2007
• Subjects: animal age; animal pathogenic bacteria; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; antibiotics; Bacteremia - diagnosis; Bacteremia - drug therapy; Bacteremia - microbiology; Bacteremia - veterinary; bacterial infections; blood chemistry; Diagnosis, Differential; disease diagnosis; foals; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-Negative Bacteria - classification; Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - blood; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - veterinary; Gram-positive bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria - classification; Gram-Positive Bacteria - isolation & purification; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - blood; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - veterinary; hematologic tests; Horse Diseases - blood; Horse Diseases - diagnosis; Horse Diseases - drug therapy; Horse Diseases - microbiology; Horses; Leukocyte Count - veterinary; Lymphocyte Count - veterinary; mixed infection; mortality; neonates; pathogen identification; pathophysiology; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome

Treatment for bacteraemia in foals must be started before the identity of the causative organism is known. Information aiding selection of effective antimicrobials should improve outcome. To describe differences in clinical and clinicopathological data and outcome in foals with bacteraemia due to di...