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PMID: 16648439 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The clinical findings and treatment of 94 cattle with listeriosis are described. The general behaviour and condition of the animals were mostly moderately to severely disturbed. A common abnormality in posture was an exaggerated forward or sideward stance, and 11 of the animals were recumbent. More than half of the animals were ataxic and 22 circled. The most frequent cranial neurological signs observed were facial nerve paralysis, salivation, strabismus, reduced or absent pupillary light reflex, reduced or absent tongue movement and head tilt. The haematological and biochemical findings did not contribute to the diagnosis of listeriosis, but they were useful indicators of dehydration and the acid-base status of the animal. Forty-four of 57 of the animals had high leucocyte counts in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), mostly mononuclear cells. Eighty-seven of the animals were treated with various antibiotics (penicillin G, oxytetracycline, amoxicillin, and amoxicillin and gentamicin combined), but there was no significant difference in the success rate of the different treatments. Only two of the nine recumbent animals that were treated survived. Univariable analysis suggested that animals that were recumbent, excited, with an absent or weak menace reflex, nystagmus, high numbers of leucocytes in the CSF, high serum concentrations of urea and calcium and high serum activities of aspartate aminotransferase and creatine kinase, and an acid-base deficit, had a smaller chance of surviving. When a logistic regression model was constructed, only recumbency, excitement and a weak or absent menace reflex remained significant factors affecting the likelihood of survival. |
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Authors:
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G Schweizer; F Ehrensperger; P R Torgerson; U Braun |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Veterinary record Volume: 158 ISSN: 0042-4900 ISO Abbreviation: Vet. Rec. Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-01 Completed Date: 2006-06-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0031164 Medline TA: Vet Rec Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 588-92 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Farm Animals, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. |
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Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use* Ataxia / etiology, veterinary Behavior, Animal* Blood Chemical Analysis / veterinary Blood Gas Analysis / veterinary Cattle Cattle Diseases / diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology* Dehydration / etiology, veterinary Diagnosis, Differential Female Leukocyte Count / veterinary Listeria Infections / diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology, veterinary* Male Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology, veterinary* Survival Rate Treatment Outcome |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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