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      Update on bacterial pneumonia in the foal and weanling.

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          Bacterial pneumonia is a common cause of disease in both neonatal and weanling foals. The causal organism or organisms differ with the age of the foal, should be identified via microbiologic culture, and will ultimately dictate appropriate treatment. Initial treatment in neonates should be broad spectrum and bactericidal, whereas weanling age foals may receive more targeted treatment. The combination of a macrolide antibiotic and rifampin remains the gold standard for treatment of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia; however, resistance to these antimicrobials is a concern.

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          Journal
          Vet. Clin. North Am. Equine Pract.
          The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
          Elsevier BV
          1558-4224
          0749-0739
          Apr 2015
          : 31
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100136, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: sreuss@ufl.edu.
          [2 ] Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, 4475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
          Article
          S0749-0739(14)00102-3
          10.1016/j.cveq.2014.11.004
          25600452
          5954330e-6f7c-494b-a664-13a7b0503b2e
          History

          Aspiration,Equine,Foal,Pneumonia,Rhodococcus equi,Sepsis,Weanling
          Aspiration, Equine, Foal, Pneumonia, Rhodococcus equi, Sepsis, Weanling

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