Diagnostic and epidemiological features of Lawsonia intracellularis enteropathy in 2 foals.
Two clinical cases of equine proliferative enteropathy are described. Both foals had a positive fecal polymerase chain reaction, but shedding of the bacterium stopped <4 days after therapy was initiated. One foal was serologically positive 3 days after onset of clinical signs and remained positive for more than 6 months.
Dauvillier
Julie
J
Département de Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.
Picandet
Valérie
V
Harel
Josée
J
Gottschalk
Marcelo
M
Desrosiers
Robert
R
Jean
Daniel
D
Lavoie
Jean-Pierre
JP
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D045824:Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D020639:Lawsonia Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents