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INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE SALUD, TECNOLOGIA Y DESARROLLO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
In vitro Susceptibility to Metronidazole of Tritrichomonas foetus isolates from bovines
Autor/es:
MARIA EUGENIA ABDALA; BRUNO ELÍAS LUNA; PEDRO GABRIEL CARRANZA; MELCHOR EMILIO LUQUE; MARÍA BELÉN RIVERO; FERNANDO DAVID RIVERO; DAVID DI LULLO
Reunión:
Otro; Journal: Research in Veterinary Science; 2018
Institución organizadora:
Research in Veterinary Science
Resumen:
Tritrichomonas foetus is the etiologic agent of the sexually transmitted disease Bovine Trichomonosis (BT). InArgentina, BT is endemic and represents a relevant health problem that causes reproductive inefficiency in cattle andlarge economic losses. Metronidazole is the drug of choice in the treatment of BT. Treatment has been associated witha temporary resolution of the clinical signs but is not able to control the disease. In recent years, the apparition of invivo and in vitro aerobic and anaerobic resistance leading to ineffective treatments has been reported. Thus, the aim ofthe present study was to explore the susceptibility of six different isolates of T. foetus under aerobic (AC) andanaerobic (ANC) conditions. Six isolates of T. foetus were obtained from samples of preputial smegma of bovineorigin. Values of Minimum Lethal Concentration and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration obtained in this work throughtests of in vitro susceptibility to metronidazole against anaerobic and aerobic conditions were higher than thoseobserved in other works and represent current data in Argentina and useful information to establish new treatmentprotocols.