Evaluation of quantitative bacterial counts as an aid in the treatment of wounds in the horse.
Bacterial quantification was evaluated in 15 cases as a means of wound assessment. This study suggests that bacterial quantification may be used as an aid in the evaluation of treatment procedures and wound preparation in veterinary surgery.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*