Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30, January 2010

Diagnosis of Endometritis in the Mare Based on Bacteriological and Cytological Examinations of the Endometrium: Comparison of Results Obtained by Swabs and Biopsies

  • Jesper Møller Nielsen, DVM, specialist in equine reproduction

      Affiliations

    • Ansager Dyrehospital (Ansager Large Animal Hospital), Gartnerhaven, Ansager, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jesper Møller Nielsen, Ansager Dyrehospital (Ansager Large Animal Hospital), Gartnerhaven 5, DK-6823, Ansager, Denmark.
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  • Mats H. Troedsson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DECAR

      Affiliations

    • Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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  • Morten Rønn Pedersen, DVM, PhD, DACT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, University of Copenhagen, Faculty for Life Sciences, Dyrlægevej, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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  • Anders Miki Bojesen, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Faculty for Life Sciences, Stigbøjlen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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  • Henrik Lehn-Jensen, DVM, Dr. med vet.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, University of Copenhagen, Faculty for Life Sciences, Dyrlægevej, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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  • Walter W. Zent, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, Kentucky

Abstract 

The objective of this study was to compare results from endometrial cytological and bacteriological examinations obtained by two different laboratories. One laboratory used endometrial swabs and the other endometrial biopsies for the examinations. A higher proportion of sterile, cytology positive cases were found in the laboratory using swabs (148/401 [37%] vs 12/237 [5%], P < .0001). In both laboratories it was found that positive cytology was less likely to occur when Escherichia coli was isolated than if other species were isolated. This tendency was significant in both laboratories (P < .05 vs P < .0001).

Keywords: Endometritis, Swab, Biopsy, Bacteriology, Cytology, E. coli

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PII: S0737-0806(09)00692-3

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2009.11.006

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30, January 2010

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