Journal Latinoamericano de Medicina Veterinaria de Emergencia y Cuidados Intensivos INTRA-SYNOVIAL IMIPENEM THERAPY IN 4 HORSES WITH SEVERE SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OR TENOSYNOVITIS NON-RESPONSIVE TO CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT
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Synovial sepsis in horses may be a treatment challenge that includes different approaches such as synovial lavage, local antimicrobial therapy with intra-synovial injections and/or regional limb perfusions and systemic administration of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. This report describes positive clinical experience after injecting intra-synovial imipenem in 3 septic joints and 1 septic tendon sheath as the last treatment resort in 3 foals and 1 adult horse.
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