title: Rationale for treatment of retained placenta in cows with neomycin and metronidazole.
abstract: A combination of neomycin and metronidazole was compared with oxytetracycline for its activity against the intrauterine flora of 10 cows with retained placenta. In vitro the metronidazole/neomycin combination reduced the numbers of aerobic and obligately anaerobic bacteria much more effectively than did oxytetracycline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: van den Bogaard
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kriele
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009355:Neomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D009355:Neomycin; D010118:Oxytetracycline