The epidemic of antimicrobial resistant infections continues to challenge, compromising
animal care, complicating food animal production and posing zoonotic disease risks. While the …

… predictability of the susceptibility patterns of the most likely pathogen(s). For example,
susceptibility testing is not indicated in horses with “strangles,” as S. equi is uniformly susceptible …

… Giguère and Cohen contributed equally to the content of this manuscript.Corresponding
author: S. … Giguère and Cohen contributed equally to the content of this manuscript.…

Rhodococcus equi, a Gram‐positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is one of the most
common causes of pneumonia in foals. Although R. equi can be cultured from the environment …

The objective of this study was to determine the antibacterial efficacy of three calcium
hydroxide (CH) formulations using an in vitro model of Enterococcus faecalis dentinal tubule …

… Giguère and MK Hondalus contributed equally to the content of this study. … S. Giguère
is the recipient of a fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada. …

… Each cycle included denaturation at 94 C for 45 s, annealing at 60 C for 45 s, and extension
at 72 C for 2 min. Amplified PCR products were resolved by electrophoresis of 10 μl of the …

Reasons for performing study: Recent research has indicated that inflammation plays a role
in the early stages of laminitis and that, similar to organ failure in human sepsis, early …

The objective of this study was to determine in vitro activities of azithromycin (AZM),
clarithromycin (CLR), and 20 other antimicrobial agents against Rhodococcus equi and other …

Reasons for performing study: Lidocaine constant rate infusions (CRIs) are common as an
intraoperative adjunct to general anaesthesia, but their influence on quality of recovery has …