MICROBIOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF EQUINE

Authors

  • Ilana Batista de Oliveira
  • Rodolfo de Moraes Peixoto
  • Davi Rubem da Silva
  • José Wilton Pinheiro Junior
  • Andréa Alice da Fonseca Oliveira
  • Rinaldo Aparecido Mota

Keywords:

endometrial inflammation, cytology, estrous, microbiology, mare

Abstract

To perform the microbiological examination the material from the swabs were seeded onto agar containing 8% (v/v) defibrinated sheep blood and Levine agar. The cytological examination samples were collected using a plastic-fronded brush and the smears were prepared on a slide and stained with Giemsa method. From the 25 mares studied nine of them (36.0%) were negative for the microbiological exam and 16 (64.0%) were positive. Among the 16 ones positive for the microbiological examination, four of them (25.0%) showed an inflammatory response to the cytological exam. The correlation value for the microbiological and the cytological exams was K= 0.058, representing a weak correlation between them. The results from the microbiological exams need to be evaluated cautiously in order to avoid false-positive results, which could lead to an unnecessary antibiotic therapy.

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Published

2023-01-11

How to Cite

1.
Oliveira IB de, Peixoto R de M, Silva DR da, Pinheiro Junior JW, Oliveira AA da F, Mota RA. MICROBIOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF EQUINE. RVZ [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 11 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];17(1):43-6. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1212

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Short Communications

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