Isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the urogenital tract of experimentally infected mares.
K. pneumoniae capsule type 68 infused into the uterus of 4 mares was recovered up to 15 weeks after inoculation. The insertion of a tampon for 10 min was more effective than a swab technique in detecting the organism in the uterus. The clitoral fossa and the urethral orifice when sampled by the swab technique were also found to be infected for a comparable period. K. pneumoniae was isolated from the clitoral specimens more often and more consistently than from either urethral or uterine specimens.
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*