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===Extra-intestinal infection===
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==Extra-intestinal infection==
    
*Soft tissue infections in adult animals
 
*Soft tissue infections in adult animals
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**May enter blood to cause septicaemia
 
**May enter blood to cause septicaemia
 
*Clinical infections:
 
*Clinical infections:
**Urogenital tract infections
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**'''Urogenital tract infections'''
 
***Most common organism infecting urinary tract
 
***Most common organism infecting urinary tract
 
***Ascending infections of urinary tract
 
***Ascending infections of urinary tract
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***Prostatitis in dogs via opportunistic infection
 
***Prostatitis in dogs via opportunistic infection
 
***Colonisation of mucosa aided by fimbriae
 
***Colonisation of mucosa aided by fimbriae
**Mastitis
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**'''Mastitis'''
 
***Opportunistic infection of mammary glands of sows and cows
 
***Opportunistic infection of mammary glands of sows and cows
 
***Endotoxaemia in the acute form often fatal
 
***Endotoxaemia in the acute form often fatal
 
***Death within 24-48 hours during peracute disease
 
***Death within 24-48 hours during peracute disease
 
***Animals depressed with sunken eyes
 
***Animals depressed with sunken eyes
**Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]:  
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**'''Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]''':  
 
***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens
 
***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens
 
***Infection enters via faecal contamination of the egg surface or via the ovary of the hen
 
***Infection enters via faecal contamination of the egg surface or via the ovary of the hen
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***Airsacculitis, pericarditis and perihepatitis during acute phase
 
***Airsacculitis, pericarditis and perihepatitis during acute phase
 
***Often secondary to virus or mycoplasma infection or environmental stress
 
***Often secondary to virus or mycoplasma infection or environmental stress
**Colisepticaemia:
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**'''Colisepticaemia''':
 
***Systemic disease in young calves, piglets, foals, lambs
 
***Systemic disease in young calves, piglets, foals, lambs
 
***Penetration of intestinal mucosa and entrance into the blood
 
***Penetration of intestinal mucosa and entrance into the blood
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***Virulence related to adhesive properties, complement resistance and ability for iron aquisition
 
***Virulence related to adhesive properties, complement resistance and ability for iron aquisition
 
***Ammonia, dust, viral infections and temperature changes enhance likelihood of disease
 
***Ammonia, dust, viral infections and temperature changes enhance likelihood of disease
**Oedema disease of pigs:
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**'''Oedema disease of pigs''':
 
***Acute, frequently fatal enterotoxaemia of weaned pigs
 
***Acute, frequently fatal enterotoxaemia of weaned pigs
 
***Associated with particular haemolytic serotypes of ''E. coli''
 
***Associated with particular haemolytic serotypes of ''E. coli''
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