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Qatar Med J
July 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery "A", Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia *Email:
Introduction: Empyema is a known complication of severe pleuropneumonia. In rare cases, if poorly treated, it could result in dissemination and fistulization and transformation into empyema necessitans. The manifestation may appear as a superficial abscess.
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July 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery "A", Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia *Email:
Introduction: Empyema is a known complication of severe pleuropneumonia. In rare cases, if poorly treated, it could result in dissemination and fistulization and transformation into empyema necessitans. The manifestation may appear as a superficial abscess.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFive pigs experimentally infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovar 15 isolated in our previous study were pathologically examined. One pig died at 2 days post inoculation (dpi) and four pigs were euthanized at 7 dpi. Autopsy revealed fibrinohemorrhagic pleuropneumonia in all pigs.
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July 2023
Clinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece.
This study aimed to report, for the first time, histopathological lesions caused by an outbreak of acute serotype 8 infections in two farms in Cyprus. Lung tissue samples were collected from two different affected farms (a total of eight samples) for bacterial culture, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based serotyping and histopathological evaluation. Severe respiratory clinical signs, vomiting, anorexia, sudden deaths, a morbidity rate of around 25.
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July 2023
Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Background: Clinical and immunological studies in humans show that the live attenuated (BCG) vaccine has beneficial non-specific effects, increasing resistance against diseases other than tuberculosis. The underlying mechanisms are currently being explored. The pig exhibits considerable physiological similarity to humans in anatomy and physiology, suggesting that similar responses to BCG could be expected.
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