Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a horse in a sudden death condition in Kassala state, eastern Sudan.
- Journal:
- Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Omer, M M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Kassala Veterinary Research Laboratory (KVRL)
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
In this case, a draught horse in eastern Sudan was brought to a veterinary lab because it was not getting better after being treated with antibiotics. The horse had an abscess in its groin and showed some clinical signs of illness, but unfortunately, it suddenly collapsed and died. After the horse passed away, tests revealed that it had a bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which was found in its lungs and abdomen. This bacteria was sensitive to some antibiotics like Erythromycin and Clindamycin, but resistant to others that had been previously used. The study concluded that the infection was the cause of the horse's sudden death.
Abstract
In this study, Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from a draught horse presented to Kassala Veterinary Research Laboratory (KVRL) for investigation and diagnosis. The affected animal was previously treated with Gentamycin and Tetracycline before submitted to this laboratory, but the animal was not cure. Thereafter, the animal was attended to the laboratory; it was suffering from inguinal abscess and some clinical signs. Clinical and laboratory examinations were carried out however, the animal was suddenly fallen and died immediately. Then post-mortem, bacteriological and histopathological examinations were done. S. aureus was isolated as pure culture from the lungs and peritoneum of the necropsied animal. This isolate showed highly sensitivity to Erythromycin and Clindamycin and it was resistant to Penicillin, Cloxacillin, Cefotaxime, Co-Trimoxazole, Cephalexin and Tetracycline. It was concluded from this study, the shock resulted from S. aureus was the causative agent of the death in this case.
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