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  • Recurrence of Chlamydiasuis infection in pigs after short-term antimicrobial treatment.

Recurrence of Chlamydiasuis infection in pigs after short-term antimicrobial treatment.

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) (2010-08-31)
Petra Reinhold, Elisabeth Liebler-Tenorio, Stephanie Sattler, Konrad Sachse
ABSTRACT

The effect of short-term antimicrobial treatment on natural excretion of Chlamydia suis in rectal swabs and C. suis and Chlamydophila psittaci in nasal swabs was investigated in 47 clinically normal piglets by quantitative real-time PCR. Pigs were treated IM with 4 mg/kg enrofloxacin for 5 days (n = 22) or 2.5mg/kg enrofloxacin for 3 days followed by 100mg/mL tiamulin (n = 25). Antimicrobial treatment reduced the number of pigs positive for chlamydiae and the quantity of chlamydial DNA in positive swabs for a few days, but chlamydial excretion recurred in both groups. Short-term antimicrobial treatment at dosages recommended for treatment of other bacterial infections in pig herds was not effective in eliminating naturally occurring subclinical chlamydial infection in pigs.

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Brand
Product Description

Supelco
Tiamulin fumarate, VETRANAL®, analytical standard
Supelco
Tiamulin, VETRANAL®, analytical standard
Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard