Pilot study: evaluation of homeopathic treatment of Escherichia coli infected swine with identification of virulence factors involved
Int. j. high dilution res
; 13(49): 197-206, 2014. tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic homeopathic treatment of swine diarrhea to achievea satisfactory balance between weight gain and cost.Methods:
Escherichia coli (E. coli) wasisolated from 4 piglets with diarrhea, their clinical signs were used to select the adequate homeopathic medicine China officinalis (Chin). Newborn piglets were divided in 4 groups (n=11or 12) control group treated with the routinely used antimicrobial agent (ceftiofur 4 mg 1ml/piglet for 3 days); one group with homeopathic medicine Chin 30 cH; one group treated with biotherapy prepared from locally isolated E. coli; and one group was treated with association ofChin and biotherapy. All isolated samples of E. coli were subjected to polymerase chain reaction(PCR) to identify virulence factors in each group.Results:
There was no difference in the numberof animals with diarrhea between groups treated with homeopathic medicine and control; weightgain was greater in groups treated with homeopathic medicine alone and associated withbiotherapy compared to control (p<0.05). Cost of homeopathic treatment was lower compared toceftiofur. Only one E. coli sample used to prepare biotherapy medicine tested positive forvirulence factors (F41); 3 samples from the Chin treated group tested positive for Stbenterotoxins; 1 sample from the homeopathic medicine plus biotherapy treated group and 1 sample from the biotherapy treated group tested positive for F41; 2 samples from the controlgroup tested positive for F41.Conclusion:
Strain variability was too large in PCR to allow forany conclusion; despite feces tested positive for E. coli, weight gain of piglets was greater ingroups with homeopathic treatment that thus can be rated more effective in newborn piglets diarrhea.(AU)
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Collection:
Tematic databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
HomeoIndex Homeopathy
Main subject:
Biotherapics
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China officinalis
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Homeopathic Therapeutics
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Escherichia coli
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. high dilution res
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology/Brasil
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Paulista University/Brasil
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Santo Amaro University/Brasil
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University of São Paulo/Brasil