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Lecture 13: Actinomyces, Nocardia, Dermatophilus and Corynebacterium Flashcards

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are actinobacteria gram negative or positive

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Positive

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What are the different lifestyles of actinobacteria

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  1. Free living saprophytes (in soil)
  2. Mutualists
  3. Commensals
  4. Pathogens
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What is the cell morphology of actinomyces

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Typically rods or filaments, often branching

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Actinomyces are ___ or ___ anaerobes

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Facultative or obligate

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T or F: actinomyces are capnophilic

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True

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identify species

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Actinomyces spp

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What is the primary habitat for actinomyces in mammals

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Oral mucosa and tooth surfaces, MM of nasopharynx, urogenital tract, and intestinal tract

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What is the cause of actinomyces

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Traumatic inoculation of resident bacteria into susceptible tissues

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Actinomyces is typically a ___infection

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Polymicrobial

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Pathogenicity of actinomyces ___with mixed infections

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Increases

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What is the pathogens is of actinomyces

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Pyogranulomatous reactions, suppurative inflammation surrounded by granulomatous elements, fistulous tracts secrete purulent exudate- which contains sulfur granules made up of club colonies

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12
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Sulfur granules are useful in dx which organism

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Actinomyces spp

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what are these and what organism spp is likely

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Sulfur granules, actinomyces spp

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What does Actinomyces Bovis cause in cattle

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Lumpy jaw, suppurative lesions of soft tissue and bone, abscesses

Osteomyeltitis—> tooth dislodgment, inability to chew, mandibular fractures

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Cow presents with tooth dislodgement, inability to chew, and mandibular fractures, and lumpy jaw. What is likely bacterial cause

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Actinomyces Bo is

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What does Actinomyces suis cause in swine

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Mastitis (lumpy udder) and ventral SQ lesions in sows

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What causes A. Suis in sows

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Traumatic inoculation during suckling and weaning

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what is likely cause

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Actinomyces bovis

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What is likely cause

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A. Suis

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What does A. Bovis cause in horses

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Mandibular lymphadenopathy (mimics strangles), fistulous withers and poll evil, skin nodules

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21
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What actinomyces species typically effects dogs and cats

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A. Viscous

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What does A. Viscous cause in dogs and cats

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SQ abscesses, thoracic infections (pyothorax, pneumonia), abdominal and retroperitoneal infections

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what is likely cause

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A. Viscous

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How do you dx actinomycis

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  1. Clinical presentation
  2. Lumpy jaw- rads
  3. Exudates/ aspirates containing sulfur granules, club colonies
  4. PCR
  5. MALDI-TOF
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What are these and what species does this indicate

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sulfur granules, club colonies—> Actinomyces

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What is tx for actinomycosis

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  1. Surgery- drainage, excision and debridement of lesions
  2. Prolonged antibiotics- penicillin
  3. Bovine lumpy jaw- sodium iodide IV with antibiotics, debridement of bone lesion
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What is the appropriate treatment of lumpy jaw from A. Bovis

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Sodium iodide IV with antibiotics
Debridement of bone lesion followed by lavage with iodine solution

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How can you prevent actinomycosis

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  1. Good oral care
  2. Limit amount of rough forage fed
  3. Protect pets from grass awns
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Dermatophilus congolensis is a ___anaerobe

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Facultative

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T of F: dermatophilus congolensis is capnophilic

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True

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Dermatophilus is a ___ parasite commonly found in cattle, sheep and horses

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Obligate

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How is dermatophilus congolensis transmitted

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Direct contact, fomites, biting arthropods

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What is the main reservoir for Dermatophilus congolensis

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Asymptomatic chronically infected hosts

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What is the pathogens is of D. Congolensis

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  1. Trauma/ persistent wetting facilitates invasion of epidermis and hair follicles
  2. Virulence factors: enzymes (keratinases) increase epidermal permeability
  3. Infected epidermis and neutrophil exudate—> scab and crusting skin lesion
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35
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What is dermatophilosis

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Exudative dermatitis with formation of scabs/crusts

36
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The following was removed from dairy cow and histo performed what is cause

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Dermatophilus congolensis

Histo: alternating bands of keratinized epidermal cells and inflammatory cells

37
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What are the predisposing factors for dermatophilosis

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  1. Prolonged wetting from rain—> lesions on dorsum and head
  2. Trauma from thorny scrub—> lesions on face and legs
  3. Arthropod bites
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What is the lesion progression for dermatophilosis

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Papules—> exudate—> paintbrush lesions of matted hair—> lesions form scab

39
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Cow spent long time in rain and developed these lesions, what is likely cause

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Dermatophilus congolensis

40
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What bacteria could have caused this scab to form on horse

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D. Congolensis

41
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What are the treatment options for mild cases of Dermatophilosis

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Grooming and isolation in dry quarters

42
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What are the treatment options for severe causes of dermatophilosis

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Antibiotics- penicillin-streptomycin

43
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What is a treatment option for horses following dermatophilosis

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Topical treatment with povidone iodine following grooming

44
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What hemolysis is seen with dermatophilus congolensis

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Beta-hemolysis

45
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What spp have branching filaments that fragment into rods and cocci and are partially acid fast

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Nocardia spp

46
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Nocardia spp are ___aerobes

47
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Nocardia spp are ___ so widespread in soil and water

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Saprophytes

48
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What are the routes of infection for Nocardia spp

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Trauma to skin, inoculation of teat canal, inhalation, ingestion

49
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What is Nocardiosis characterized by

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Suppurating lesions with various granulomatous features, sanguinopurulent exudates

50
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What is the pathogens is of Nocardia

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Suppurating lesions with sanguinopurulent exudates, lymph nodes may be involved, hematogenous spread

51
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what spp is this

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Nocardia spp

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Pathogenic Nocardia are facultative ___organisms so they grow and survive inside ___

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Intracellular, phagocytes

53
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What virulence factors protect Nocardia against being killed by phagocytes

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Superoxide dismutase and catalase

54
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What species is this

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Nocardia (growing inside macrophage)

55
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What does nocardiosis cause in dairy cattle

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Mastitis
Can cause pneumonia, abortion (rare)

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What does nocardiosis cause in swine

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Pneumonia, abortion, lymphadentitis (rare)

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What does nocardiosis cause in horses

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Pneumonia, pleuritis, systemic abscesses, cutaneous-subcutaneous lesions, abortion (rare)

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What does nocardiosis cause in cats and dogs

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Utaenous and SQ lesions (often with abscesses), regional lymphadentitis, pulmonary nocardiosis with cough, hemoptysis, respiratory distress, mucopurulent oculonasal discharge

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What is likely cause

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Nocardiosis

60
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How can you dx nocardiosis

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  1. Gram positive, partially acid fast bacilli
  2. Culture and ID
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Why do you do both a gram stain and acid fast when identifying nocardiosis

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Differentiate between actinomyces

62
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what species is this

63
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What is tx for nocardiosis

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  1. Debridement and drainage of lesions
  2. Prolonged trimethoprim-sulfonamides
64
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What shape are corynebacterium

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Pleomorphic

65
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Corynebacterium are ___anaerobes and aerobes

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Facultative

66
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Where are corynebacteria found

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Skin and mucous membranes (commensals)

67
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How does corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis colonize

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Via skin trauma

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What is pathogens is of C. Pseudotuberculosis

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  1. Facultative intracellular pathogen (survives in phagocytes)
  2. Spreads to draining LN
  3. Virulence factors phospholipase D, cell wall lipids enhance invasion
  4. Abscess form in LN
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T or F: corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis can be a chronic infection that can persist for hosts life

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What does C. Pseudotuberculosis cause in sheep and goats

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Caseous lymphadentitis

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What is the external form of C. Pseudotuberculosis

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Abscess form in superficial LN, skin, subcutis

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What is the internal form of C. Pseudotuberculosis

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Abscess form in internal organs and LN

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The external form of C. Pseudotuberculosis is more common in goats or sheep? And where are abscess

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Goats- abscesses in head/neck regions

74
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The internal form of C. Pseudotuberculosis is more common in goats or sheep? And what is it associated with

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Sheep, associated with weight loss, and ill thrift (thin ewe syndrome)

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What does the external form of C. Pseudotuberculosis cause in horses

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Abscesses in pectoral region or along ventral midline of abdomen

76
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goat presents with these abscesses. What is likely cause

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C. Pseudotuberculosis external form

77
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Sheep has these abscesses in liver, what is likely cause

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C. Pseudotuberculosis, internal form

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What are the vectors for external form of C. Pseudotuberculosis in horses

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Horn fly, stable fly

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What does the internal form of C. Pseudotuberculosis cause in horses

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Abscess in liver, kidney, spleen and lungs, weight loss, fever, depression colic

80
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Which form of C. Pseudotuberculosis in horses has a high case fatality rate (30-40%)

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Internal form

81
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Horse presents with severe limb swelling and cellulitis with multiple draining ulcerative lesions along lymphatics, in both hind limbs. What is this and what is cause

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C. Pseudotuberculosis causing ulcerative lymphangitis

82
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Horse presents with pectoral abscess with exudates, what is likely cause

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C. Pseudotuberculosis, external form

83
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How can you diagnose C. Pseudotuberculosis

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  1. Abscess contents
  2. culture and ID
  3. Internal form: rads and ultrasound, serological tests to detect antibodies against PLD and cell wall antigens
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How can you diagnose internal C. Pseudotuberculosis

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Radiographs, ultrasounds, serological tests to detect antibodies against PLD and cell wall antigens

85
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What is tx for Caseous lymphadentitis caused by C. Pseudotuberculosis in sheep and goats

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Abscess is thick walled so refractory antimicrobial therapy:
1. Long term (4-6wks) systemic antibiotics (penicillin G + rifampin)
2. Intralesional tulathromycin

86
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What is the treatment for horses with lymphangitis and internal abscesses due to C. Pseudotuberculosis

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Long-term IV antibiotics—> penicillin G and cephalosporins

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