Difference between revisions of "Streptococci"
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*Secondary invadors after [[Viral infections#Equine influenza|Equine influenza]] | *Secondary invadors after [[Viral infections#Equine influenza|Equine influenza]] | ||
*''S. suis'' in [[Bacterial infections#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs | *''S. suis'' in [[Bacterial infections#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs | ||
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| + | *In [[Pleural cavity and membranes#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|Pyothorax]] | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 20 September 2007
- Haemolytic streptococci of Lancefield group C are common inhabitants of the equine nasopharynx
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus and S. equisimilis are usually non-pathogenic
- S. equi is more pathogenic and is the cause of strangles with rhinitis, pharyngitis, lymphadenitis
- S. zooepidemicus can cause similar signs to strangles in horses, may accompany COPD
- May cause sinusitis in horses
- Can cause vascular fragility, leading to haemorrhagic disease.
- Secondary invadors after Equine influenza
- S. suis in pneumonia of pigs
- In Pyothorax