Endometritis associated with Enterococcus casseliflavus in a mare: A case report
- Author:
Francesca Paola NOCERA
1
;
Chiara PAPULINO
1
;
Chiara DEL PRETE
1
;
Veronica PALUMBO
1
;
Maria Pia PASOLINI
1
;
Luisa DE MARTINO
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Endometritis; Enterococcus casseliflavus; Mares; Subfertility
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2017;7(8):760-762
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Infectious endometritis is one of the main causes of subfertility/infertility in the mare. In this report, we present the first case of endometritis in mare associated with a strain of Enterococcus casseliflavus, an unusual gram-positive bacterium which can also be a zoonotic agent. Furthermore, the isolated strain showed a worrying multidrug-resistant profile. The accurate finding of a successful antimicrobial treatment and consequently, the pregnancy diagnosis indicate the importance to isolate, identify and define the antibiotic resistance profile of bacteria associated with endometritis.
