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- Title
Isolation of pathogenic aerobic bacteria from the blood of septicaemic neonatal calves and the susceptibility of isolates to various antibiotics.
- Authors
KireÇcia, E.; Ozkanlar, Y.; Aktas, M. S.; Uyanik, M. H.; Yazgi, H.
- Abstract
An automated blood culture system (BACTEC 9240) was used for the isolation of aerobic bacteria from the blood of septicaemic neonatal calves. Blood samples were collected from 90 clinically septicaemic and 20 healthy neonatal calves and inoculated into blood culture bottles. There were 89 significant isolates from 90 positive blood cultures using the BACTEC system. Esclierichia coli was the most common pathogen detected accounting for 56 (63 %) out of 89 isolates. The other pathogens were β-haemolytic streptococci (15.7%), Staphylococcus aureus (10.1 %), Klebsiella sp. (5.6%) and Corynebacterium sp. (5.6 %). All isolates showed a susceptibility rate of 100 % to enrofloxacin, cefepim, cefoperazone/sulbactam, imipenem and meropenem while some of them were ranged from 75 to 91.7 % susceptible to amoxicillinlclavulanic acid, ampicillin/sulbactam, gentamicin and cephalosporins.
- Subjects
MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; NEONATAL diarrhea in animals; SEPSIS; AEROBIC bacteria; ANTIBIOTICS; ESCHERICHIA coli; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; CATTLE
- Publication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2010, Vol 81, Issue 2, p110
- ISSN
1019-9128
- Publication type
Article