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Guinea Pigs (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
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Normally this species are present in the large intestines as commensals but during certain circumstances such as antibiotic administration they are able to proliferate and cause fatal enterotoxaemia. ''Clostridium'' species can be cultured from the lumen of the infected intestine.
Normally this species are present in the large intestines as commensals but during certain circumstances such as antibiotic administration they are able to proliferate and cause fatal enterotoxaemia. ''Clostridium'' species can be cultured from the lumen of the infected intestine.
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Pathologic examination will show necrotizing ileitis and typhlitis. Hepatic lesions may be present and will be characterized by focal coagulative necrosis in periportal regions.
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'''Antibiotic-Induced Enterotoxemia'''
'''Antibiotic-Induced Enterotoxemia'''