title: Diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of infections caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals.
abstract: Rhodococcus equi, a gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is one of the most common causes of pneumonia in foals. Although R. equi can be cultured from the environment of virtually all horse farms, the clinical disease in foals is endemic at some farms, sporadic at others, and unrecognized at many. On farms where the disease is endemic, costs associated with morbidity and mortality attributable to R. equi may be very high. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide recommendations regarding the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of infections caused by R. equi in foals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. gigueres@uga.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giguère
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: M Keith
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chaffin
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Slovis
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hondalus
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hines
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Prescott
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001682:Biological Availability; D006207:Half-Life; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016929:Rhodococcus equi
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents