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Diarrhea in a 3-day-old foal - what could it be?
By Holland, R E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1989·Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Isolation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli from a foal with diarrhea.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 3-day-old foal was brought in for diarrhea, and tests revealed that it had a specific type of E. coli known to cause gastrointestinal issues. The vet identified the bacteria by checking for certain markers and toxins that indicate it was the harmful strain. After confirming that no other pathogens were present, they concluded that this E. coli was the cause of the foal's diarrhea. Treatment details weren't specified, but addressing the underlying infection is crucial for recovery.
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Abstract
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was isolated from a 3-day-old foal with diarrhea. The isolate was distinguished from nonpathogenic E coli by determining the presence of pili and enterotoxin production. A standard slide agglutination test was performed, using pooled antisera that contained antibodies against K99 and F41 pilus antigens, K87 capsular antigen, and 0101 somatic antigen. Agglutination of the antisera occurred in the presence of the isolate. Piliation was verified by use of negative-contrast electron microscopy. Further, the isolate produced a heat-labile enterotoxin-like antigen that cross-reacted with a reagent containing formalin-treated, heat-killed Staphylococcus aureus (cowan 1 strain) bearing anti-cholera antibodies. On the basis of the aforementioned procedures and the absence of other identifiable enteric pathogens, we believe that E coli was responsible for causing diarrhea in the foal.
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