MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS FROM MILK SAMPLES OBTAINED PREMILKING AND POSTMILKING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BOVINE INTRAMAMMARY INFECTIONS

被引:28
作者
SEARS, PM [1 ]
WILSON, DJ [1 ]
GONZALEZ, RN [1 ]
HANCOCK, DD [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,COLL VET MED,PULLMAN,WA 99164
关键词
MICROBIOLOGY; MASTITIS; CULTURE SAMPLES; INTRAMAMMARY INFECTIONS;
D O I
10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(91)78613-X
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Bacteriological culture results were compared between 336 pairs of quarter milk samples collected premilking and postmilking. Using a positive result on either premilking or postmilking samples as the definitive diagnosis, premilking sampling sensitivity was 91% for Staphylococcus aureus, 91% for coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 97% for Streptococcus other than agalactiae. Postmilking sampling sensitivities were 81, 45, and 58%, respectively, for the same pathogens. Requiring both premilking and postmilking samples for the definitive diagnosis, specificities were 92, 86, and 95% for premilking sampling alone and 96, 98, and 99% for postmilking sampling alone. Such differences in specificity would result in major differences in predictive value of a positive culture for herds with a low prevalence. Multiple isolates were significantly more common from premilking samples.
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页码:4183 / 4188
页数:6
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