Rationale for treatment of retained placenta in cows with neomycin and metronidazole.
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.
van den Bogaard
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Hazen
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Kriele
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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
D008795:Metronidazole; D009355:Neomycin; D010118:Oxytetracycline