Bacterial Organisms by Site [Equine]
(* = most common differential diagnoses)
| Site |
Bacterial Organisms |
| Bacteremia |
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Escherichia coli and other enteric spp.*
- Actinobacillus spp.
- Salmonella enterica
|
| Eye |
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
|
| Draining Tracts/Wounds |
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Enterics
- Actinomyces spp.
- Anaerobes, esp. Clostridium spp.
- Burkholderia mallei (foreign animal, regulatory disease)
|
| Gastrointestinal |
- Salmonella enterica*
- Clostridium difficile*
- Clostridium perfringens*
- Lawsonia intracellularis*
- Neorickettsia risticii*
|
Guttural Pouch
|
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Streptococcus equi*
|
| Integument |
- Dermatophilus congolensis*
- Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis*
- Staphylococcus aureus*
|
| Lymphadenopathy |
|
| Peritonitis |
- Actinobacillus equuli*
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Enterics*
- Anaerobes
- Enterococcus spp.
|
Reproductive
|
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Coliforms
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Leptospira spp.
- Taylorella equigenitalis (uncommon; regulatory disease)
|
Respiratory System
|
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus* or S. equi
- Actinobacillus spp.*
- Rhodococcus equi*
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Coliforms
|
Urinary
|
- Escherichia coli*
- Enterics
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus
- Corynebacterium spp.
|
