Polymicrobial Septic Peritonitis Caused by Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus casseliflavus following Uterine Rupture in a Goat

A one-year-old female miniature goat was presented to an emergency service after calving a dead goatling. Physical and ultrasonographic examination revealed the presence of a viable fetus; therefore, the goat was submitted to an emergency cesarean section. In the postoperative period, the animal had...

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Published in:Veterinary sciences 2024-06, Vol.11 (6), p.268
Main Authors: Dos Santos, Gabriel S, Francischetti, Giovanna S, Garritano, Natália F, Hagen, Stefano C F, Cagnim, Artur F, Catão-Dias, José Luiz, Ferreira Neto, José S, Sucupira, Maria Claudia A, Heinemann, Marcos B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria
Blood
Blood transfusions
Case Report
Cesarean section
Drug resistance in microorganisms
dystocia
enterococci
Enterococcus casseliflavus
Enterococcus faecium
Females
Fetuses
Hematology
Hysterectomy
infectious peritonitis
Inflammation
Lavage
Ovaries
Penicillin
Peritonitis
Rupture
sepsis
Surgery
Tetracycline
Tetracyclines
uterine tears
Uterus
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:A one-year-old female miniature goat was presented to an emergency service after calving a dead goatling. Physical and ultrasonographic examination revealed the presence of a viable fetus; therefore, the goat was submitted to an emergency cesarean section. In the postoperative period, the animal had septic peritonitis caused by and . Both bacterial strains showed contrasting antimicrobial resistance profiles. Laparohysterectomy and abdominal cavity lavage were performed, but, once the animal had adhesions and necrotic lesions in abdominal organs, euthanasia was executed. A post-mortem examination revealed fibrino-necrotic septic peritonitis secondary to uterine rupture. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first detailed report of polymicrobial septic peritonitis in a miniature goat and the first report of septic peritonitis caused by and .
ISSN:2306-7381
2306-7381
DOI:10.3390/vetsci11060268