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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb;54(2):157-61.

Successful medical management of intra-abdominal abscesses in 4 adult horses

Dalia Berlin  1 , Gal Kelmer, Amir Steinman, Gail A Sutton
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Successful medical management of intra-abdominal abscesses in 4 adult horses

Dalia Berlin et al. Can Vet J. 2013 Feb.

Abstract
in English, French

Four adult horses with large intra-abdominal abscesses, suspected to be complications of strangles, were treated with systemic antibiotics alone and made a full recovery. The 100% survival rate is significantly better than other reported survival rates. The median duration of treatment (35 days) was shorter than in most previous reports. This study suggests that penicillin G can be used for successful treatment of strangles associated intra-abdominal abscesses in horses.

Gestion médicale réussie d’abcès intra-abdominaux chez 4 chevaux adultes. Quatre chevaux adultes avec des abcès intra-abdominaux de grande taille, suspectés d’être des complications de la gourme, ont été traités seulement à l’aide d’antibiotiques systémiques et se sont rétablis complètement. Le taux de survie de 100 % est significativement meilleur que les autres taux de survie signalés. La durée médiane du traitement (35 jours) a été plus courte que celle indiquée dans la plupart des rapports antérieurs. Cette étude suggère que la pénicilline G peut être utilisée avec succès pour le traitement des abcès intra-abdominaux associés à la gourme chez les chevaux.(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières).

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