Isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the urogenital tract of experimentally infected mares
Stratton, L.G.; Corstvet, R.; Brown, J.; Corley, L.
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement 1979(27): 317-320
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0449-3087 PMID: 383987 Document Number: 146419
K. pneumoniae capsule type 68 infused into the uterus of 4 mares was recovered up to 15 weeks after inoculation. The insertion of a tampon for 10 min was more effective than a swab technique in detecting the organism in the uterus. The clitoral fossa and the urethral orifice when sampled by the swab technique were also found to be infected for a comparable period. The organism was isolated from the clitoral specimens more often and more consistently than from either urethral or uterine specimens.