Nasal Discharge Flashcards

1
Q

What 2 agents are implicated with Guttural Pouch Empyema?

A

Streptococcus equi var. zooepidemicus
Streptococcus equi var. equi

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What antibiotics do we use to treat Guttural Pouch Empyema?

A

penicillins,
3rd generation cephalosporins

remember: does not include treating the pouches directly

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3
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How do foals sick with Rhodococcus equi present?

A

subacute to chronic bronchopneumonia
(Pulmonary abscessation in foals)

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4
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How can we diagnose R.equi?

A

Culture/sensitivity,
PCR,
*Vap A (virulent protein - is causing dz process)*

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5
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Fibrinogen over 800-1000, what should we be thinking?

A

bone!
Osteomyelitis

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