Publications by authors named "Esther Dirks"
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- Equine parvovirus hepatitis (EqPV-H) can lead to serious liver issues in horses, such as Theiler's disease, and this study aimed to evaluate how often this virus infects hospitalized horses without apparent liver problems.
- A total of 116 horses that were treated at the University Equine Hospital were tested using various samples to look for antibodies and the presence of EqPV-H DNA.
- The findings revealed a 10.3% prevalence of antibodies and 12.9% viremia among positive cases, with viral traces found in nasal and fecal samples, suggesting a potential risk for spreading the virus to other horses in the hospital environment.
(1) Background: infections (CDI) have increased worldwide, and the disease is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAI). This study aimed to evaluate the molecular epidemiology of , the clinical outcome, and the time of initiation of specific hygiene measures in patients with CDI in a large tertiary-care hospital in Brandenburg. (2) Methods: Faecal samples and data from hospitalised patients diagnosed with CDI were analysed from October 2016 to October 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 23-year-old pregnant warmblood mare from Güssing, Eastern Austria, presented with apathy, anemia, fever, tachycardia and tachypnoea, and a severely elevated serum amyloid A concentration. The horse had a poor body condition and showed thoracic and pericardial effusions, and later dependent edema and icteric mucous membranes. Blood smear and molecular analyses revealed an infection with .
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