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Abstract

Pneumovagina is one of the most important causes for bacteria origin infectious infertility in mares. The aim of this study was to determine side effects of the pneumovagina on uterus bacteriology and cytology and its prevalence in Bursa region. A total of 156 mares were evaluated regarding to prevalence of pneumovagina, and bacteriologic and cytologic examination results. Group I had 11 mares with pneumovagina (n=11), and group II was control group including 23 mares (n=23). Bacteriologic culture and cytological examination were performed from samples taken by endometrial swabs in both groups. The prevalence of pneumovagina was 7.1% (n=11). Microbiologically, group I had 100% positive culture results. The rate of Escherichia coli, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, Streptococcus equinus and Enterococcus faecium were 40.0-15.0-10.0%, respectively. Group II had 30.4% (n=23) positive results. Seven of them were including 14.3% rate of Escherichia coli, 28.5% rate of yeasts, and 57.2% rate of 4 different microorganisms. There were intense neutrophils in cytological preparations of group I. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed in both groups’ microorganisms and penicillin, cefquinom, marbofloxacin tetracycline, erythromycin, florfenicol Ceftiofur amoxicillin, amoxicillin / clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, gentamicin gentamicin colistin and Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprimwere selected as antibiotics for this test. Isolates were much more resistant to tetracycline, erythromycin, gentamicin, colistin and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. As a conclusion, it has been emphasized that examination of endometrial bacteriology and cytology in mares with pneumovagina should be done to determinate early stage genital system infections.