Update on neonatal septicemia.
Septicemia is the second most commonly diagnosed problem in the equine neonate, superseded only by the problem of inadequate transfer of maternal antibodies. This article reviews the factors that may put a foal at high risk for developing sepsis, the diagnostic tools used to identify these animals, some of the sequelae of sepsis, and the therapeutic modalities available to the clinician.
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Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*