title: Successful medical management of intra-abdominal abscesses in 4 adult horses.
abstract: Four adult horses with large intra-abdominal abscesses, suspected to be complications of strangles, were treated with systemic antibiotics alone and made a full recovery. The 100% survival rate is significantly better than other reported survival rates. The median duration of treatment (35 days) was shorter than in most previous reports. This study suggests that penicillin G can be used for successful treatment of strangles associated intra-abdominal abscesses in horses.
authors.affiliation: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. POB 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. berlin@agri.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Dalia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berlin
authors.forename: Gal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelmer
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinman
authors.forename: Gail A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D010400:Penicillin G
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