Endometritis associated with Enterococcus casseliflavus in a mare: A case report

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Francesca Paola Nocera, Chiara Papulino, Chiara Del Prete, Veronica Palumbo, Maria Pia Pasolini, Luisa De Martino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017
• Subjects: Endometritis; Enterococcus casseliflavus; Mares; Subfertility; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.07.016; https://doaj.org/article/3311b4a9fdcf4f8cae0e27ac13111b7a

Infectious endometritis is one of the main causes of subfertility/infertility in the mare. In this report, we present the first case of endometritis in mare associated with a strain of Enterococcus casseliflavus, an unusual gram-positive bacterium which can also be a zoonotic agent. Furthermore, the isolated strain showed a worrying multidrug-resistant profile. The accurate finding of a successful antimicrobial treatment and consequently, the pregnancy diagnosis indicate the importance to isolate, identify and define the antibiotic resistance profile of bacteria associated with endometritis.