Effect of ultraviolet-C light on the environmental bacterial bioburden in various veterinary facilities.

Objective: To determine the effect of a mobile UV-C disinfection device on the environmental bacterial bioburden in veterinary facilities.

Samples: 40 swab samples of surfaces from the operating theaters of 3 veterinary hospitals and 1 necropsy laboratory.

Procedures: Various surfaces were swabbed, and collected material was eluted from the swabs in PBSS.

Osteoarticular Infection in Three Young Thoroughbred Horses Caused by a Novel Gram Negative Cocco-Bacillus.

We describe three cases of osteoarticular infection (OAI) in young thoroughbred horses in which the causative organism was identified by MALDI-TOF as . The pattern of OAI resembled that reported with infection in humans. Analysis by 16S rRNA PCR enabled construction of a phylogenetic tree that placed the isolates closer to and , rather than .

Effect of laser shock peening on fatigue life and surface characteristics of stainless steel cortical bone screws.

Objective: To investigate the effect of laser shock peening on the fatigue life and surface characteristics of 3.5-mm-diameter cortical bone screws.

Sample Population: 32 stainless steel, 3.

Stress fractures of the tibia and humerus in Thoroughbred racehorses: 99 cases (1992-2000).

Objective: To determine clinical characteristics of and outcome in Thoroughbred racehorses with tibial or humeral stress fractures.

Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: 99 Thoroughbreds with tibial or humeral stress fractures.