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Journal of Clinical Microbiology logoLink to Journal of Clinical Microbiology
. 1984 Dec;20(6):1028–1030. doi: 10.1128/jcm.20.6.1028-1030.1984

Isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 from equine species.

C E Benson, C R Sweeney
PMCID: PMC271511  PMID: 6520214

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 was isolated from seven tracheobronchial aspirates and one pleural tap of seven adult horses and one foal. There was no direct evidence in these horses that isolation of the pneumococcus was related to a specific disease syndrome. Presenting complaints included two horses with chronic cough, two horses with decreased exercise tolerance, one horse with exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, and three horses with pneumonia. Antibiotic therapy resolved the primary clinical complaint. This is the first report of the isolation of S. pneumoniae type 3 from adult horses.

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