Treatments Flashcards
majority of E.coli treatment
IV fluid therapy
abx controversial
ExPEC specifically treatment
IV fluid therapy
plasma transfusion if failure of PT
NSAID’s
3rd gen cephalosporins (ceftiofur & ceftazidime)
what ABx to not to give food to animals
metronidazole
chloraphenicol
salmonella diagnostics
culture up to 72 hours - selective broth and selective/diff media (McConkey)
speciation via MALDI-TOF or biochem
serogrouping of O Ag
serotyping via Kauffmann White Serotyping scheme
subtyping
serology for herds/flocks
PCR
salmonella treatment
1 biosecurity
vaccine minimal efficacy
disinfections/hygiene
Abx for septic or immunocompromised patients
NO Abx for diarrhea only cases
C.jejuni diagnostics
fecal or postmortem culture, PCR
NO cytology due to CLOs
C. jejuni treatment
self-limiting dogs, cats, humans
supportive care
Abx rarely - Macrolides/Fluoroquinolones
Yersinia diagnostics
culture of feces/affected tissue using selective media (such as with cold incubation)
Yersinia treatment
tetracyclines
fluoroquinolones
H.pylori diagnostics
urease test on fresh tissue/urea slant
histopathology
ammonia breath test in humans
NO fecal PCR
H.pylori treatment
dual antimicrobial treatment
L.intracellularis diagnostics
PCR or histopathology
NO culture
L.intracellularis treatment
antimicrobials
Brachyspira diagnostics
PCR
histopath with silver stain
anaerobic culture - hard
Brachyspira treatment
biosecurity
SPF in swine herds
antibiiotics
