Experimental peritonitis in horses. Hematological and biochemistry aspects

Authors

  • Luiz Cláudio Nogueira Mendes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Clínica, Cirurgia e Reprodução Animal, Araçatuba, SP
  • Luiz Carlos Marques Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Ruben Pablo Schocken-Iturrino Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Microbiologia, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Fernando Antônio de Ávila Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Microbiologia, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Euclides Braga Malheiros Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Jaboticabal, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962000000200011

Keywords:

Peritonitis, Horses, Escherichia coli, Bacteroides fragilis

Abstract

Sixteen adult horses were randomly divided into 4 equal groups (GI, GII, GIII and GIV) of 4 animals and each group was injected intraperitoneally with one of the following suspension: Group I, 100 x 10(7) colony-forming units (CFU) of E. coli diluted in 500 ml of 0.9% saline; Group II, 100 x 10(7) CFU of Bacteroides fragilis in 500 ml of 0.9% saline; Group III, 100 x 10(7) CFU of E. coli in combination with 100 x 10(7) CFU of B. fragilis in 500 ml of 0.9% saline; Group IV, 500 ml of 0.9% saline. Leukopenia appeared in all animals inoculated with bacteria within the first six hours of the experiment. After this period, leukocytosis was observed in some inoculated horses. Horses inoculated with pure cultures of either E. coli or B. fragilis demonstrated mild and self-limiting peritonitis, whereas those inoculated with a combination of both bacteria demonstrated laboratory findings of higher intensity and duration.

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Published

2000-01-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2000)

Section

VETERINARY MEDICINE

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How to Cite

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Mendes LCN, Marques LC, Schocken-Iturrino RP, Ávila FA de, Malheiros EB. Experimental peritonitis in horses. Hematological and biochemistry aspects. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2000 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];37(2):146-52. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/5836