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Horner's Syndrome Associated With Escherichia Coli Infection In A Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) - A Case Report, Fernando Nájera Muñoz, Alfredo Carlos Suárez Saavedra Sep 2012

Horner's Syndrome Associated With Escherichia Coli Infection In A Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) - A Case Report, Fernando Nájera Muñoz, Alfredo Carlos Suárez Saavedra

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This clinical case describes a three-year-old male raccoon (Procyon lotor), castrated, from La Lajita Oasis ParkZoological Park (Spain) which showed lack of appetite, state of mental depression and mild dehydration. Duringclinical examination an abscess was detected in the left ventrolateral area of the neck as well as clinical signscompatible with Horner’s Syndrome in the left eye. A hypersensitivity test was carried out by sympatheticinnervation with topical epinephrine 0.0001% and results suggested the presence of second-order Horner’s Syndromeformed by pressure from the abscess on the sympathetic innervation of the left eye. A radiologic study of the neckwas performed and blood and …


Plasmid Profiles Of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli From Clinically Healthy Swine, Khin Khin Lay, Nisit Chansong, Rungtip Chuanchuen Jul 2012

Plasmid Profiles Of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli From Clinically Healthy Swine, Khin Khin Lay, Nisit Chansong, Rungtip Chuanchuen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A total of 145 Escherichia coli isolates originated from clinically-healthy pigs were analyzed for plasmidprofiles. All but one isolate (n=144) carried one to nine plasmids with size ranging from 0.7-16.2 Mda. Fifty-sixplasmid profiles were defined based on sizes and numbers of plasmids in each strain, of which the most commonpatterns were 15.8, 4, 3.3, 1.7, 1.3 Mda and 16.2, 15.8, 4, 3.3, 2.3, 1.7, 1.3, 1, 0.7 Mda. The results indicate widedistribution of plasmids among the commensal E. coli isolates originated from clinically-healthy pigs.


Prolonged Dystocia, Uterine Necrosis, And Ovariohysterectomy In A Chios Ewe, Christos N. Brozos, Lazaros Lazarides, Isidoros Karagiannis, Evangelos Kiossis, Georgios Tsousis, Vasilios Psychas, Nektarios Giadinis Jan 2012

Prolonged Dystocia, Uterine Necrosis, And Ovariohysterectomy In A Chios Ewe, Christos N. Brozos, Lazaros Lazarides, Isidoros Karagiannis, Evangelos Kiossis, Georgios Tsousis, Vasilios Psychas, Nektarios Giadinis

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A 4-year-old Chios ewe was submitted to the Clinic of Farm Animals (School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). The animal had delivered 2 healthy lambs, 2 days earlier, and was inappetent, depressed, and reluctant to move, while it had tachycardia and tachypnea. The cervix was opened at a dilation of 1 finger in diameter and fetid fetal membranes expelled from the vagina. Serum biochemistry revealed renal and liver disease, while ultrasonography revealed uterine dilatation. Laparotomy revealed a partly autolysed embryo in the uterus and gangrenous metritis. Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli were isolated in bacterial cultures from the …


Histopathological Effects Of S. Xylosus Peptidoglycan In Comparison To E. Coli Lipopolysaccharide In The Urinary Tract Of Mice, Harith Jabbar Fahad Al-Mathkhury, May Talib Flaih, Hiba Khalil Tawfiq Jan 2012

Histopathological Effects Of S. Xylosus Peptidoglycan In Comparison To E. Coli Lipopolysaccharide In The Urinary Tract Of Mice, Harith Jabbar Fahad Al-Mathkhury, May Talib Flaih, Hiba Khalil Tawfiq

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The present work, among other previous studies done in our lab, aimed to highlight the histopathological effect of S. xylosus peptidoglycan in comparison to LPS of E. coli. Materials and methods: One hundred and fifty urine specimens were collected from urinary tract infection patients visiting Baghdad hospitals. The histopathological effects of S. xylosus S24 peptidoglycan was studied in the urinary tract of female mice by injecting 5 animal groups at the following concentrations: 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 µg/mL. Another 5 groups were injected with 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 ng/mL of E. coli (serotype 0128:B12) LPS. Results: …