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- Title
Actinomyces species as a cause of abscesses in nine horses.
- Authors
Fielding, C. L.; Magdesian, K. G.; Morgan, R. A.; Ruby, R. E.; Sprayberry, K. A.
- Abstract
The characteristics, history, clinical signs, treatment and outcome of nine horses with abscesses caused by Actinomyces species were reviewed. DNA sequencing was used to determine the species of one of the isolates. The horses were one to 11 years of age, and the abscesses were most commonly located in the submandibular and retropharyngeal regions. The bacterium was usually cultured as the sole isolate and the horses were most often affected in the autumn. Most of the abscesses were treated with antimicrobials and drainage, but some of them recurred. The horses with submandibular abscesses had residual scar tissue that in some cases did not resolve.
- Subjects
HORSE diseases; ABSCESSES; ACTINOMYCES; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; VETERINARY medicine
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2008, Vol 162, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.162.1.18