Treatment of bacterial endocarditis in a horse.
Using echocardiography, mitral valve bacterial endocarditis was diagnosed in a yearling Thoroughbred filly with a history of periodic fever and intermittent hind limb lameness. Streptococcus sp were isolated from blood, and the filly was treated with penicillin, resulting in a bacteriologic cure. Severe mitral regurgitation developed secondary to scarring of the valve, which resulted in the filly's death. A poor prognosis usually is indicated in horses with bacterial endocarditis, as bacteriologic cures are infrequent and severe valvular insufficiency often develops.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square 19348-1692.
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D000818:Animals; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*