The aim of the study was to establish the in vitro sensitivity of S. agalactiae (126 strains), S. dysgalactiae (82 strains), S. uberis (419 strains), and Enterococcus sp. (136 strains) isolated from mastitis in cows to 13 antibiotics. Bacteriological examinations of quarter milk samples were conducted with the recommendations of the IDF. Sensitivity to antibiotics was tested by disk diffusion m...

Abstract Background Research is needed to delineate the relative and combined effects of different antibiotic administration manure management practices in either amplifying or attenuating potential for resistance spread. Here, we carried out a comprehensive parallel examination small-scale (> 55 °C × 3 days) static turned composting manures from dairy beef cattle collected during standard (...

The aim of the study was to test the effect of two treatments on clinical cure and inflammatory response in the case of acute puerperal metritis (APM) associated with retained foetal membranes. Late gestation healthy cows (n=21) were divided into three groups (A, B and C), seven animals in each group. In order to obtain RFM followed by APM, induced parturitions were used. Treatments were starte...

Administration of antibiotics and analgesics in surgery or trauma is of great importance for an effective treatment. Trauma, as stress stimulus, causes alterations in various functions of the organism as well as in drug pharmacokinetics. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of trauma upon the serum and bone levels of the antimicrobial ampicillin and cefapirin, with and without co-a...

Clinical mastitis caused by E. coli accounts for significant production losses and animal welfare concerns on dairy farms worldwide. The benefits of therapeutic intervention in mild to moderate cases are incompletely understood. We investigated the effect of intramammary treatment with cefapirin alone or in combination with prednisolone on gene expression profiles in experimentally-induced E. c...

Fifty-three (3.6%; actuarially 4.1% at 48 months) of 1465 consecutive in-hospital survivors of valve replacement from 1975 to July 1979 (aortic, mitral, or aortic and mitral, only one untraced) developed prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). Incremental risk factors for developing PVE were native valve endocarditis (p < .0001), black race (p = .0001), mechanical prosthesis (vs bioprosthesis) (p ...

Fifty-three (3.6%; actuarially 4.1% at 48 months) of 1465 consecutive in-hospital survivors of valve replacement from 1975 to July 1979 (aortic, mitral, or aortic and mitral, only one untraced) developed prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). Incremental risk factors for developing PVE were native valve endocarditis (p < .0001), black race (p = .0001), mechanical prosthesis (vs bioprosthesis) (p ...