Aspiration from Dysphagia Associated with the Presence of Pantoea agglomerans in a Horse

Document Type : Case Report

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1 Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

2 Equivet Roma Hospital, Via di Torre di Sant’Anastasia, Rome, Italy

10.22059/ijvm.2023.362831.1005422

Abstract

Pantoea agglomerans is a gram-negative bacterium that usually lives in symbiosis in soil and plants. However, it may lead to important disease in both plants and animals, including humans. We describe one case of aspiration from dysphagia associated with the isolation of P.agglomerans in a horse admitted to an Italian hospital. The patient was presented to the hospital for the onset of chronic cough after an acute episode of pulmonary hemorrhage during a race recorded two months before, treated with dexamethasone and penicillin. The cough was accentuated during meals, leading to the suspect of aspiration from dysphagia. A bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was collected, and the cytological examination showed the presence of vegetable fibers, rod bacteria and high macrophages population (89%). From the tracheal wash collected for bacteriological culture, P.agglomerans was isolated in monoculture, and the antimicrobial susceptibility test revealed that the isolate was susceptible to every tested antimicrobial, except of sulfonamide. The horse recovered well after a 10 days treatment with enrofloxacin. The present reports highlights the role of P.agglomerans as an opportunistic respiratory pathogen in horses, especially in the presence of plants or part of these.

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Article Title [Persian]

آسپیراسیون ناشی از دیسفاژی ناشی از Pantoea agglomerans در اسب

Authors [Persian]

  • الیزابتا موندو 1
  • ریکاردو رینوواتی 1
  • رافائل اسکارپلینی 1
  • آلساندرو ایلوزی 2
  • فردریکا جیاکومتتی 1
  • فردریکا ساوینی 1
  • فردریکو توماسلو 1
  • سیلویا پیوا 1
1 گروه علوم دامپزشکی، دانشگاه بولونیا، بولونیا، ایتالیا
2 بیمارستان اسب رما ،رم ،ایتالیا

Keywords [Persian]

  • Pantoea agglomerans
  • آسپیراسیون ناشی از دیسفاژی
  • طب اسب
  • بیماری تنفسی اسب
  • اسب ها
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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Available Online from 19 August 2023

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