Table 2.
The numbers of submissions and most common bacterial isolates from various anatomical sites
| Site | Number of sample submissions | Total number of bacterial isolates | Bacterial isolate | Number of isolates (% of cases with this isolate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachea | 195 | 334 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 79 (40.5%) |
| Actinobacillus suis | 44 (22.6%) | |||
| Actinobacillus equuli | 30 (15.4%) | |||
| Streptococcus spp. (α-hem) | 27 (13.8%) | |||
| Enterobacter spp. | 21 (10.8%) | |||
| Escherichia coli | 21 (10.8%) | |||
| Actinobacillus spp. | 14 (7.2%) | |||
| Pseudomonas spp. | 11 (5.6%) | |||
| Serratia spp. | 9 (4.6%) | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 (3.6%) | |||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 (3.6%) | |||
| Pasteurella spp. | 7 (3.6%) | |||
| Other | 57 | |||
| Uterine | 67 | 87 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 31 (46.3%) |
| Escherichia coli | 12 (17.9%) | |||
| Staphylococcus spp. | 9 (13.4%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 5 (7.5%) | |||
| Streptococcus spp. (α-hem) | 4 (6.0%) | |||
| Other | 26 | |||
| Wound (chronic) | 53 | 83 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 23 (43.4%) |
| Escherichia coli | 10 (18.9%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 6 (11.3%) | |||
| Actinobacillus suis | 5 (9.4%) | |||
| Pasteurella spp. | 5 (9.4%) | |||
| Other | 34 | |||
| Guttural pouch | 38 | 49 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 10 (26.3%) |
| Actinobacillus suis | 7 (18.4%) | |||
| Streptococcus equi | 7 (18.4%) | |||
| Enterobacter spp. | 5 (13.2%) | |||
| Actinobacillus equuli | 5 (13.2%) | |||
| Other | 15 | |||
| Postprocedural (soft tissue) | 29 | 53 | Escherichia coli | 10 (34.5%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 (24.2%) | |||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 (17.2%) | |||
| Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 4 (13.8%) | |||
| Enterobacter spp. | 4 (13.8%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 4 (13.8%) | |||
| Other | 19 | |||
| Urine | 25 | 37 | Escherichia coli | 9 (36%) |
| Streptococcus spp. (α-hem) | 5 (20%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 5 (20%) | |||
| Other | 18 | |||
| Eye | 19 | 29 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 13 (68.4%) |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 3 (15.8%) | |||
| Streptococcus spp. (α-hem) | 2 (10.5%) | |||
| Corynebacterium spp. | 2 (10.5%) | |||
| Other | 9 | |||
| Wound (acute) | 16 | 22 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 6 (37.5%) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 3 (18.8%) | |||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 (12.5%) | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 (12.5%) | |||
| Actinobacillus equuli | 2 (12.5%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 2 (12.5%) | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Septic foal | 14 | 20 | Escherichia coli | 5 (35.7%) |
| Actinobacillus equuli | 3 (21.4%) | |||
| Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 2 (14.3%) | |||
| Streptococcus spp. (α-hem) | 2 (14.3%) | |||
| Other | 8 | |||
| Umbilicus | 12 | 23 | Escherichia coli | 6 (50%) |
| Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 5 (41.7%) | |||
| Clostridium perfringens | 4 (33.3%) | |||
| Enterococcus spp. | 3 (25%) | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Postprocedural (orthopedic) | 12 | 17 | Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 6 (50%) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 2 (16.7%) | |||
| Other | 9 | |||
| Pleural fluid | 8 | 15 | Fusobacterium spp. | 2 (25%) |
| Streptococcus zooepidemicus | 2 (25%) | |||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 (25%) | |||
| Other | 9 |
α-hem — alpha hemolytic