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KMID : 0613820080180030369
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Journal of Life Science
2008 Volume.18 No. 3 p.369 ~ p.373
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Staphylococcus intermedius Isolated from Skin Lesions of Thoroughbred Horse
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Choi Seong-Kyoon
Park Cheong-Kyu
Kwon Oh-Deog
Cho Gil-Jae
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Abstract
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Staphylococcus intermedius (S. intermedius) has been rarely isolated from horse. In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. intermedius isolated from skin lesions of Thoroughbred horse in Daegu Equestrian Association. The skin lesions were showed with dehairing and slight purulent inflammation. Bacteria were isolated from skin lesions and identified as S. intermedius by biochemical tests and MicroLog (BIOLOG, California, USA). Antimicrobial susceptibility test of S. intemedius isolates was performed with 33 antimicrobial agents (BBL, Maryland, USA) by using the agar disk diffusion method. It showed a high sensibility in the amikacin, amoxycillin/clavuramic acid, ampicillin, cefoxitin, cephalothin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, kanamycin, neomycin, nitrofurantoin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, oxacillin, penicillin G, tetracycline and vancomycin. The horse was treated with penicillin, and cured completely after two weeks. The present results showed valuable information for treatment and prevention of skin disease in horse.
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KEYWORD
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Antimicrobial agents, horse, skin lesion, Staphylococcus intermedius
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