| Autor: |
Mihaela Cernat, Vassilis Skampardonis, Georgios A. Papadopoulos, Fotios Kroustallas, Sofia Chalvatzi, Evanthia Petridou, Vassilios Psychas, Christina Marouda, Paschalis Fortomaris, Leonidas Leontides |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Porcine Health Management, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-5660 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40813-021-00212-3 |
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Abstract Background Urinary tract infections (UTI) of sows characterized by cystitis, which may progress to ureteritis and pyelonephritis, can affect their productivity, longevity and welfare. In this study, we determined the prevalence of UTI by histopathology and bacteriology. Furthermore, we investigated possible associations between histologically confirmed cystitis and the results of urinalysis and urine cultures in culled sows from three farrow-to-finish herds in Greece. Materials and methods One hundred eighty-five routinely culled sows were included in the study. Their urinary bladder was collected from abattoirs and subjected to histopathology. Furthermore, urinalysis and urine cultures were performed on urine samples aseptically collected from the bladders. Results Histologically confirmed cystitis was evident in 85/185 (45.94%) culled sows. Among those, 44 (51.76%) suffered from acute and 41 (48.24%) from chronic inflammation. The majority of positive urine cultures were due to colonization of the urinary tract with E.coli, which accounted for 55.81% of the total cases, followed by Staphylococcus spp. which accounted for 18.60% of detected infections. Evidence of cystitis was associated with bacteriuria and sows with bacteriuria were 2.30 (P = 0.03, 95% CI: 1.10–4.83) times more likely to have histologically confirmed cystitis compared to sows with negative urine cultures. Bacteriuria was associated with proteinuria (P |
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