A case of mastitis, caused by the CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI, in a mare / Mastite em égua, causada pelo Corynebacterium equi

ABSTRACT

A case of mastitis in a mare os described, whose etiological agent has been identified as being Corynebacterium equi. According to the consulted literature, this localization is exceptional, because usually the germ is responsable for colt pneumonias and infections of lymph nodes in pigs. After presentation of laboratory tests, discussion of the case is presented, attention being called to the fact that authors believe, based on bibliographical data, that this was the first identification of Corynebacterium equi in the country.

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