Sepsis and bacterial suppurative meningitis-meningoencephalitis in critically ill neonatal Piedmontese calves: Clinical approach and laboratory findings

被引:13
作者
Biolatti, C. [1 ]
Bellino, C. [1 ]
Borrelli, A. [1 ]
Capucchio, M. T. [1 ]
Gianella, P. [1 ]
Maurella, C. [2 ,3 ]
Miniscalco, B. [1 ]
Nebbia, P. [4 ]
Zoppi, S. [5 ]
Cagnasso, A. [1 ]
D'Angelo, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Patol Anim, Clin Sect, IT-10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
[2] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Piemonte, BEAR Biostat, Epidemiol & Risk Anal Lab, Liguria, Italy
[3] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Piemonte, BEAR Biostat, Epidemiol & Risk Anal Lab, Valle Daosta Torino, Italy
[4] Univ Turin, Dept Anim Prod, Infect Dis Sect, IT-10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
[5] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Piemonte, Gen Diagnost Lab, Turin, Italy
来源
SCHWEIZER ARCHIV FUR TIERHEILKUNDE | 2012年 / 154卷 / 06期
关键词
bovine; neonatal diseases; sepsis; meningitis-meningoencephalitis; clinical signs; SEPTICEMIA; BACTEREMIA; SYSTEM; BLOOD;
D O I
10.1024/0036-7281/a000339
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
090604 [动物药学];
摘要
Sepsis (S) and bacterial suppurative meningitis-meningoencephalitis (M-ME) are common causes of death in bovine neonates. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of S and M-ME in critically ill neonatal Piedmontese calves. Critically ill animals up to 15 days old referred by practitioners were registered according to their status and subsequently assigned to clinical standardized score. Calves with a clinical score >= 5 were further assessed under a clinical and clinical-pathological protocol to strengthen the suspicion of S and M-ME. Critically ill neonatal calves sent for necropsy were included in the study as well. Fifty-nine calves were investigated, 26 of which referred alive and 33 dead. Ten out of the 26 clinically evaluated calves were classified as suspicious of S on the basis of the clinical and clinical-pathological protocol;. S was confirmed by positive bacteriologic culture in 7 cases and in 3 cases on the basis of necroptic lesions. Concomitant suppurative M-ME suspected in 6 of these 10 calves was subsequently confirmed by CSF analysis or histological findings. Of the 33 calves examined only post-mortem, 20 showed pathognomonic findings of S and 14 signs of M-ME. The prevalence of S and M-ME was 46 and 36%, respectively. Clinical signs of S were confirmed to be vague and overlapping with other diseases. The developed protocol was highly accurate in predicting S in these neonatal calves.
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