In vitro antibiotic susceptibility of field isolates of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyorhinis from Korea

The present study was conducted to determine the antibiotic susceptibilities of local Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) and Mycoplasma hyorhinis (Mhr) filed isolates. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of Mhp and Mhr field isolates (twelve each) obtained from enzootic pneumonia-like lung lesions during 2009-2011 from Korea were determined using the broth microdilution method. Tylvalosin showed the highest activity against Mhp and Mhr field isolates, with MIC90 values of 0.06 µg/mL and 0.12 µg/mL, respectively. Therefore, Korean Mhp and Mhr isolates are highly susceptible to tylvalosin.

Porcine enzootic pneumonia: relationship between microscopic lung and kidney lesions in Santa Catarina, Brazil / Pneumonia enzoótica suína: relação entre lesões microscópicas pulmonares e renais em Santa Catarina, Brasil

In this work the relationship between lung lesions of pigs with Enzootic Pneumonia and kidney lesions during sanitary inspection at slaughter was investigated. For this purpose sixty-nine Enzootic Pneumonia positive lung samples and sixty-nine negative ones as well as kidneys from the same pigs were post mortem examined. Microscopic examination revealed that 54.28% of the pigs (58/138) had both lesions, an association significant by Chisquare (P<0.05). The intensity of this association, by "Odds ratio" value of 0.2267 was also significant (0.09045-0.5683). Such result indicates that Porcine Enzootic Pneumonia positive pigs are more likely to develop nephritis. Although the relationship between lesions is uncertain, immunodepression caused by Porcine Enzootic Pneumonia is a probable cause of the concomitant renal disease.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a relação entre lesões pulmonares de Pneumonia Enzoótica e renais pelo Serviço de Inspeção Sanitária em suínos abatidos. Foram utilizadas amostras de pulmões com lesão de pneumonia enzoótica de 69 suínos e amostras negativas de igual quantidade de animais. Foram coletados também amostras de rins dos 138 suínos estudados. O exame microscópico dos suínos com e sem lesão pulmonar revelou que 54,28% (57/138) estavam concomitantemente com lesões nos pulmões e rins, sendo esta associação significante pelo Qui- Quadrado (P<0,05). A intensidade desta associação por "Odds ratio" foi de 0,2267, também significante (0,09045-0,5683). Pôde-se concluir que existe associação entre lesões pulmonares e renais, significando que animais com lesões presuntivas de pneumonia enzoótica têm maior predisposição para desenvolverem um quadro de nefrite.