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We report a case of urethral obstruction due to seminal vesiculitis in a Dorper sheep, with symptoms of anuria, rectal prolapse, orchitis/epididymitis, and uroperitoneum and biochemical tests indicating severe azotemia. The animal died due to advanced azotemia, and necropsy revealed kidneys with cortical and medullary necrosis, pyelonephritis of renal calyces, hydronephrosis, ruptured and necrotic bladder, and vesicular, bulbourethral, and ampoule accessory sex glands. There was prostate hyperplasia that revealed a large amount of pus in the cross section, which was also observed bilaterally in the epididymis and right testis. Morphotintorial and biochemical analyses of bacteria obtained from microbiological culture revealed Corynebacterium sp. and Escherichia coli. Infection, hyperplasia, and abscessation of accessory sex glands caused urethral compression, resulting in an obstructive condition, similar to urolithiasis, in addition to bacteremia. Hyperplastic seminal vesiculitis, although rare, must be included among the differential diagnoses of obstructive processes in the urinary tract of sheep.

Relata-se um caso de obstrução uretral decorrente de vesiculite seminal em carneiro da raça Dorper, com quadro de anúria, prolapso retal, orquite/epididimite e uroperitôneo, com exames bioquímicos indicativos de severa azotemia. Devido ao quadro avançado de azotemia, o animal faleceu e, na necropsia, foi observado:: rins com necrose de cortical e medular, pielonefrite dos cálices renais e hidronefrose, bexiga rompida e necrosada, assim como glândulas sexuais acessórias vesiculares, bulbouretrais e ampola. Havia hiperplasia de próstata que, ao corte transversal, revelou grande quantidade de pus, que também foi observado bilateralmente no epidídimo e no testículo direito. As análises morfotintoriais e bioquímicas das bactérias obtidas a partir do cultivo microbiológico foram compatíveis com Corynebacterium sp. e Escherichia coli. A infecção, a hiperplasia e a abscedação das glândulas sexuais acessória, causaram compressão uretral, levando a um quadro obstrutivo, semelhante à urolitíase, somado à bacteremia. A vesiculite seminal hiperplásica, apesar de rara, deve ser incluída entre os diagnósticos diferenciais dos processos obstrutivos do trato urinário de carneiros.

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BACKGROUND: Trichomycosis is asymptomatic bacterial infection of the axillary hairs caused by Corynebacterium sp. OBJECTIVE: to bring a series of cases of trichomycosis, its clinical and microbiological experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This report consists in a linear and observational retrospective study of 15 years of cases of trichomycosis confirmed clinically and microbiologically. RESULTS: Fifty six confirmed cases of trichomycosis were included in this report. The majority were men 53/56 (94.6%), mean age was 32.5 years. The most commonly affected area was the axilla (92%), trichomycosis flava was the principal variant 55/56 (98.2%) and signs and symptoms associated were hyperhidrosis (87.5%), hairs' texture change (57.1%) and odor (35.7%). Bacterial concretions were observed in all cases, and the predominant causative agent in 89.3% of all cases was Corynebacterium sp. Thirty patients were included in therapeutic portion of the study, and 28 (93.3%) of them experienced a clinical and microbiological cure. CONCLUSION: Trichomycosis is asymptomatic, superficial infection, which primarily affects axillary hairs.

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Background: Corynebacterium bovis is the species among the Corynebacterium spp. more often isolated from mammary glands and despite being classified as a secondary pathogen, its role in intramammary infection is not yet defined. Some studies have shown that this agent causes no change in production and milk composition, while others noted the ability of Corynebacterium sp. in causing mastitis, considering it as a limiting factor for production of quality milk. This study aims were to determine the prevalence of Corynebacterium sp. in herds of five Brazilian States and assess the risk factors associated with the presence of this agent in milk samples. It was also analyzed the influence of Corynebacterium sp. on the California Mastitis Test of each cow in the dairy herds in Santa Catarina State (SC), Brazil. Materials, Methods & Results: It was conducted a longitudinal study in dairy herds in the States of Pernambuco (PE), Minas Gerais (MG), Paraná (PR), Santa Catarina (SC) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Herds were sampled four times in the period from January 2010 to July 2011, at six months intervals. Milk samples were collected from each animal, composed of the mixture of the four mammary quarters, packed in ice and sent to laboratories responsible for each State for microbiological analysis. Bacteria examination was performed by inoculation 10 µL of each milk sample, using a calibrated disposable loop on blood Agar plates with 5% sheep blood and incubated at 37ºC for 24 - 48 h. The microorganisms were identified following the recomendations of National Mastitis Council (NMC). From the total of 4949 milk samples, 666 (13,46%) were positive for Corynebacterium sp. The results of bacterial isolation and identification, and questionnaire data from herds in the States of Minas Gerais (MG), Pernambuco (PE), Paraná (PR) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS) were sent to the CAV/UDESC - Lages, SC. A questionnaire was applied to the farmers for information on management practices for milking and mastitis control including questions about foremilk stripping, washing and drying udders before milking, teat disinfection before and after milking, and treatment of clinical cases and of dry cows. Only in herds from Santa Catarina State California Mastitis Test (CMT) was performed in the milk of animals sampled as an indirect measure of somatic cell count (SCC). The prevalence of Corynebacterium sp. in herds from Minas Gerais State showed a significant higher difference in relation to the herds in other States, with a percentage of isolation of 21,07%. Discussion: Although Corynebacterium sp. is considered a secondary pathogen, the isolation of this agent was comparable to the observed for Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae, which are considered major pathogens. Corynebacterium sp. was isolated in all dairy herds of Minas Gerais and Pernambuco States. The risk factors evaluated through the questionnaire showed no significant influence on the isolation of Corynebacterium sp. of milk samples from herds in all five States. The isolation of Corynebacterium sp. was related to changes in California Mastitis Test of milk samples from herds in Santa Catarina State, not only in the number of positive mammary quarters, but also in the California Mastitis Test score.

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Background: Corynebacterium bovis is the species among the Corynebacterium spp. more often isolated from mammary glands and despite being classified as a secondary pathogen, its role in intramammary infection is not yet defined. Some studies have shown that this agent causes no change in production and milk composition, while others noted the ability of Corynebacterium sp. in causing mastitis, considering it as a limiting factor for production of quality milk. This study aims were to determine the prevalence of Corynebacterium sp. in herds of five Brazilian States and assess the risk factors associated with the presence of this agent in milk samples. It was also analyzed the influence of Corynebacterium sp. on the California Mastitis Test of each cow in the dairy herds in Santa Catarina State (SC), Brazil. Materials, Methods & Results: It was conducted a longitudinal study in dairy herds in the States of Pernambuco (PE), Minas Gerais (MG), Paraná (PR), Santa Catarina (SC) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Herds were sampled four times in the period from January 2010 to July 2011, at six months intervals. Milk samples were collected from each animal, composed of the mixture of the four mammary quarters, packed in ice and sent to laboratories responsible for each State for microbiological analysis. Bacteria examination was performed by inoculation 10 µL of each milk sample, using a

A mastite bovina é a enfermidade que mais causa prejuízos na pecuária leiteira tendo como principal causa as bactérias, divididas em agentes ambientais e contagiosos. [...]

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Background: Corynebacterium bovis is the species among the Corynebacterium spp. more often isolated from mammary glands and despite being classified as a secondary pathogen, its role in intramammary infection is not yet defined. Some studies have shown that this agent causes no change in production and milk composition, while others noted the ability of Corynebacterium sp. in causing mastitis, considering it as a limiting factor for production of quality milk. This study aims were to determine the prevalence of Corynebacterium sp. in herds of five Brazilian States and assess the risk factors associated with the presence of this agent in milk samples. It was also analyzed the influence of Corynebacterium sp. on the California Mastitis Test of each cow in the dairy herds in Santa Catarina State (SC), Brazil. Materials, Methods & Results: It was conducted a longitudinal study in dairy herds in the States of Pernambuco (PE), Minas Gerais (MG), Paraná (PR), Santa Catarina (SC) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Herds were sampled four times in the period from January 2010 to July 2011, at six months intervals. Milk samples were collected from each animal, composed of the mixture of the four mammary quarters, packed in ice and sent to laboratories responsible for each State for microbiological analysis. Bacteria examination was performed by inoculation 10 µL of each milk sample, using a

A mastite bovina é a enfermidade que mais causa prejuízos na pecuária leiteira tendo como principal causa as bactérias, divididas em agentes ambientais e contagiosos. [...]

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En esta investigación fueron evaluados 286 pacientes con patología infecciosa del segmento anterior y mediante estudio microbiológico se identificaron las bacterias asociadas con la infección. En 286 cultivos bacteriológicos realizados se obtuvieron 177 aislamientos, encontrándose un 73.45 por ciento de flora gran positiva siendo las especies más frecuentes S. Epidermidis 48.46 por ciento, S. Aureus (35.38 por ciento), S.Pneumoniae (4.61 por ciento) y Corynebacterium SP. (2.31 por ciento). El 26.55 por ciento correspondía a bacilos gran negativos de los cuales el 74.47 por ciento son enterobacterias y el 25.53 por ciento microorganismos no fermentados. El mayor porcentaje de aislamientos fue realizado en pacientes con conjuntivitis bacteriana, blefaritis bacteriana, conjuntivitis inespecífica y blefaritis inespecífica.

286 patients with infectious pathology in previous segment were studied and through a microbiological study the bacteria associated with the infection were identified. From the 286 bacteriological samples, 177 were isolated, and from these 73.45 percent of Gram positive flora being the most frequent species S. epidermidis (48.46 percent), S. aureus (35.38 percent), S. pneumonia (4.61 percent)and Corynebacterium sp. (2.31 percent). The 26.55 percent corresponded to Gram negative bacilli of which the 74.47 percent are enterobacterias and the 25.53 percent were non fermented microorganisms. The highest percentages of isolations were conducted in patient with bacterial conjunctivitis, bacterial blepharitis, unspecific conjunctivitis and unspecific blepharitis.Key words: ocular infection, Gram positives and Gram negatives bacterial, bacteriological isolations, S. epidermidis, S. aureus, S. pneumonia, Corynebacterium sp.

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Over a five-year period, 163 strains of Corynebacterium sp. were recovered from different clinical specimens of patients from a Brazilian University hospital. Genitourinary tract and intravenous sites specimens were the most frequent sources of corynebacteria (46.62%). Corynebacterium amycolatum (29.55%), Corynebacterium minutissimum (20.45%) and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum (13.63%) were the predominant species found in genitourinary tract. C. minutissimum (24.14%) and Corynebacterium propinquum (17.24%) in surgical and/or other skin wounds and abscesses; Corynebacterium xerosis (25%), C. amycolatum (21.87%) and C. pseudodiphtheriticum (18.75%) in intravenous sites; C. pseudodiphtheriticum (33.33%) and C. propinquum (33.33%) in lower respiratory tract. Microorganisms were all susceptible to vancomycin and most of the species was predominantly resistant to beta-lactams. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of corynebacteria were not predictable. Multiple antibiotic resistance observed in C. jeikeium was also found among C. xerosis, C. minutissimum, C. afermentans, C. propinquum, C. amycolatum and C. pseudodiphtheriticum strains. Data suggest awareness of clinicians and microbiologists to nosocomial infections especially due to antimicrobial multiresistant strains of Corynebacterium sp.

Durante um período de cinco anos, foram isoladas 163 amostras de Corynebacterium sp. a partir de espécimes clínicos obtidos de pacientes de um Hospital Universitário brasileiro. Os microrganismos foram predominantemente observados (46.62%) em materiais oriundos de sítios intravenosos e trato geniturinário. Amostras de Corynebacterium amycolatum (29.55%), Corynebacterium minutissimum (20.45%) e Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum (13.63%) foram predominantemente isoladas do trato geniturinário; C. minutissimum (24.14%) e Corynebacterium propinquum (17.24%) de feridas cirúrgicas e/ou outras lesões cutâneas e abscessos; Corynebacterium xerosis (25%), C. amycolatum (21.87%) e C. pseudodiphtheriticum (18.75%) de sítios intravenosos; C. pseudodiphtheriticum (33.33%) e C. propinquum (33.33%) do trato respiratório inferior. A maioria das espécies exibiu resistência a antimicrobianos do grupo dos beta-lactâmicos e todas as amostras foram vancomicina-sensíveis. Dentre as espécies de corinebactérias isoladas, as amostras exibiram perfis heterogêneos de susceptibilidade aos antimicrobianos. Além de C. jeikeium, a multirresistência aos antimicrobianos também foi observada em amostras de C. xerosis, C. minutissimum, C. afermentans, C. propinquum, C. amycolatum e C. pseudodiphtheriticum. Os dados enfatizam a necessidade de clínicos e microbiologistas permanecerem atentos à possibilidade de processos infecciosos nosocomiais serem ocasionados por Corynebacterium sp., particularmente por amostras multiresistentes aos antimicrobianos.