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Gangrenous mastitis in sheep caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus

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Guilherme S. Moura [1] ; Rinaldo A. Mota [2] ; Michele F.S. Marques [3] ; Atzel C.A. Abad [4] ; Luciana B.B.C. Costa [5] ; Fernando N. Souza [6] ; Valdir M. Almeida [7] ; Givaldo B. Silva Filho [8] ; Hisadora A.S.C. Bom [9] ; Francine Klaumann [10] ; Francisco A.L. Souza [11] ; Fábio S. Mendonça [12]
Total Authors: 12
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[1] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária - Brasil
[5] Ohio State University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine - Estados Unidos
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Departamento de Ciências Clínicas - Brasil
[7] Universidade Federal de Campina Grande. Hospital Veterinário - Brasil
[8] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal - Brasil
[9] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal - Brasil
[10] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal - Brasil
[11] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal - Brasil
[12] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 12
Document type: Journal article
Source: Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira; v. 40, n. 12, p. 947-954, 2021-03-15.
Abstract

ABSTRACT: Mastitis is a multifactorial disease and considered one of the most critical problems in the dairy industry worldwide. The condition is characterized by reduced milk and several abnormalities in the mammary gland. This study aimed to report an outbreak of gangrenous mastitis caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus in a Santa Inês sheep herd. Eighteen sheep were affected, and five of them with severe clinical pictures were examined. The clinical and pathological picture were variable and characterized by apathy, anorexia, emaciation, opaque and brittle hair, apparent and congested episcleral vessels, and hyperthermia. These ewes had enlarged, firm, and painful mammary glands. Macroscopically, these lesions consisted of severe gangrenous mastitis, and microscopically, the primary lesions consisted of necrosis, thrombosis, and fibrosis of the mammary parenchyma. Milk samples from one of the five severely affected ewes were collected and cultured under aerobic or microaerophilic incubation at 37°C for 24 hours on sheep blood agar. The obtained colonies were then submitted to MALDI-TOF for speciation. The colonies were also submitted to an antimicrobial susceptibility test, genotyping of virulence factors and resistance genes were also performed. The isolates showed antimicrobial multiresistance since they were resistant to seven out of 13 tested antibiotics. The isolates were also positive for two staphylococcal enterotoxigenic genes (sec and see) and fibronectin-binding protein B (fnbB). (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/23189-4 - Intramammary infections by Staphylococcus aureus: crosstalk between mammary epithelial cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and how it governs immunity in the mammary gland of dairy cows
Grantee:Fernando Nogueira de Souza
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral