BİR TAY DA RHODOCOCCUS EQUI İNFEKSİYONU

Öz

Bu çalışmada Bursa bölgesindeki bir at yetiştirme çiftliğinde piyogranulomatöz pnömoniden ölen bir tayın akciğerleri mikrobiyolojik olarak incelendi. Rhodococcus equi, akciğerlerdeki lezyonlu bölgelerden saf kültür şeklinde izole edildi . R.equi infeksiyonuna bağlı ölüm sporadik bir vaka olarak değerlendirildi. Bu vaka raponu, Türkiye'de ilk defa bir tay da saptanan R.equi infeksiyonunu tanımlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rhodococcus equi
• Tay
• İnfeksion

Rhodococcus equi infection in a foal

Öz

In this study, the lungs ofa foal died from pyogranulomatous pneumonia on a horse breeding farın in Bursa in north western Turkey were examined microbiologically. Rhodococcus equi was isoleted in pure culture from region with lesion of lungs. The death due to R.equi infection was considered as a sporadic case. This case report is the fırst description of R.equi infection in a foal in Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rhodococcus equi
• Foal

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