ABSTRACT
The anti-microbial susceptibility and genetic diversity of 65 strains of Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (Sez) isolated from mares presenting clinical signs of endometritis was determined by disk agar diffusion and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) methods, respectively. Overall, Sez isolates were susceptible to beta-lactams, enrofloxacin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and gentamicin. These anti-microbials could be recommended as empiric anti-microbial therapy in cases of endometritis caused by Sez. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis typing revealed a great genetic diversity (56 different PFGE macrorestriction profiles) and a low level of genetic relatedness amongst the isolates.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , DNA, Bacterial/analysis , Endometritis/veterinary , Horse Diseases/microbiology , Streptococcal Infections/veterinary , Streptococcus equi , Animals , Cluster Analysis , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field/methods , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field/veterinary , Endometritis/drug therapy , Endometritis/microbiology , Female , Genetic Variation , Horse Diseases/drug therapy , Horses , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/veterinary , Phylogeny , Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy , Streptococcal Infections/microbiology , Streptococcus equi/classification , Streptococcus equi/drug effects , Streptococcus equi/geneticsABSTRACT
Psychoeducation is a well-established component of cognitive-behavioral therapy in adult patients with eating disorders. This paper describes a group model of psychoeducation that has been offered by our department for the past two years to parents of adolescent patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. According to their own reports, parents appreciate this means of support to help them cope with their child's illness.
