Pet Pyometra: Correlating Bacteria Pathogenicity to Endometrial Histological Changes.

ABSTRACT: Pyometra is a life-threatening infectious disease that frequently affects bitches and queens. Although histopathological patterns of pyometra have been extensively explored, the microbiological aspects, such as bacteria pathogenicity, have not been correlated to microscopy endometrial lesions so far. In this study, these two pathological aspects of pyometra were analysed and correlated. Uterus fragments and intrauterine content samples were collected from pets diagnosed with pyometra (30) and submitted to histopathology analysis and bacterial culture, respectively. The degree of endometrial histopathological lesions in pyometra cases were classified as mild, moderate and severe. Thirty different bacteria isolates were identified from intrauterine content culture. Escherichia coli (E. coli)

SUBMITTER: Lopes CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8308915 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature