Treatment of clinical mastitis.
In summary, culture-based therapy and severity levels are key to management of clinical mastitis. Antibiotic therapy should be strongly considered for gram-positive clinical mastitis. Antibiotic therapy is not necessary for mild-to-moderate gram-negative clinical mastitis. Antibiotic therapy is warranted for practically all severe clinical mastitis as well as fluids and anti-inflammatory drugs. Clinical mastitis cases due to yeast and fungal pathogens or no growth isolates do not warrant antibiotic therapy.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. jrobers8@utk.edu
Jerry R
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D002452:Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000662:veterinary*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008892:Milk / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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