2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0152.x
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Bacteremia in Equine Neonatal Diarrhea: A Retrospective Study (1990–2007)

Abstract: Background: Bacteremia in sick foals is associated with survival, but the association of bacteremia and diarrhea is not reported.Hypothesis: Neonatal foals with diarrhea will commonly be bacteremic. Animals: One hundred and thirty-three neonatal foals.Methods: Records of all foals o30 days of age presenting with diarrhea between January 1990 and September 2007 were reviewed.Results: Sixty-six of 133 foals (50%) were bacteremic at admission, with 75 isolates from the 66 samples. The blood culture from a further… Show more

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“…Because of the small number of animals in each category, a lack of significant difference in a given laboratory variable between groups must be taken cautiously due to the low statistical power of such comparison. There was no relationship between blood culture status and survival as also reported by Hollis et al 22 In a recent retrospective study of 423 bacteremic foals, presence of diarrhea was associated with higher odds of survival. 23 In the present study, sepsis score was not associated with blood culture results.…”
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“…Because of the small number of animals in each category, a lack of significant difference in a given laboratory variable between groups must be taken cautiously due to the low statistical power of such comparison. There was no relationship between blood culture status and survival as also reported by Hollis et al 22 In a recent retrospective study of 423 bacteremic foals, presence of diarrhea was associated with higher odds of survival. 23 In the present study, sepsis score was not associated with blood culture results.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 50%
“…These results differ slightly from a previous report in which 64% of 22 Salmonella shedders were blood culture positive and all 8 foals who had Salmonella bacteremia were also fecal shedders. 22 This can be explained by the fact that Salmonella was more likely to be cultured from the feces of foals 4 1 month of age in the present study and older foals were significantly less likely to be bacteremic.…”
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“…excessive stimulation of immune system in equine diseases associated with bacterial infection (e.g., colitis and sepsis in foals) (23,52). Monocytes, in contrast, are recruited later to sites of infection and play an important role in producing mediators that help restrict the spread of microorganisms and promote removal of cellular debris.…”
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confidence: 99%