title: Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Equine Neonate.
abstract: Sepsis and septic shock represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in equine neonates and in all species. Early recognition of the condition is important, but definitive examination and laboratory variables to predict equine neonatal sepsis are lacking. Early and aggressive treatment should include broad-spectrum antimicrobial coverage, source control, and hemodynamic support. Field practitioners and intensive care clinicians work together in the management of this condition because the recognition and initial treatment should begin as early as possible.
authors.affiliation: Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center, 2973 Penryn Road, Penryn, CA 95663, USA. Electronic address: langdonfielding@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Christopher Langdon
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 2108 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Kiragos Gary
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Magdesian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Antimicrobial; Blood culture; Hemodynamic support; Source control