Pneumonia in foals caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi has a worldwide
distribution and is a common cause of disease and death for foals. The purpose of this …

Pneumonia is the leading cause of disease and death in foals in some states 1 and ranks
third as a cause of morbidity and second (after a combined category of trauma, injury, and …

Immune correlates of protection against intracellular bacterial pathogens are largely thought
to be cell-mediated, although a reasonable amount of data supports a role for antibody …

Rhodococcus equi, a gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen and a soil saprophyte,
is one of the most common causes of pneumonia in young foals. It poses a threat to the …

Neonates have different cellular composition in their bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)
when compared to foals and adult horses; however, little is known about the non-cellular …

Simple Summary Pneumonia caused by soil bacteria Rhodococcus equi occurs in the foals
of most horse breeds all over the world, posing a significant challenge for veterinary …

Pneumonia caused by the intracellular bacterium Rhodococcus equi is an important cause
of disease and death in immunocompromised hosts, especially foals. Antibiotics are the …

Since a vaccine is not available against Rhodococcus equi, R equi‐specific hyperimmune
plasma (HIP) is commonly used, although its efficacy remains controversial. The objective of …

Bacterial pneumonia is a common problem in foals of all ages. The causal agents of that
pneumonia, however, vary with the age of the foal. Neonatal foals are more likely to have …

Simple Summary This research aimed to describe the normal appearance of the thorax in
neonatal foals by computed tomography angiography (CTA). The newborn foals were …