Vertebral osteomyelitis associated with Enterococcus faecalis in Broiler Breeders in Chile

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Leandro Cádiz
Miguel Guzmán
Fernando Navarrete
Paulina Torres
Héctor Hidalgo

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Vertebral osteomyelitis is a re-emerging disease characterized by inflammation and necrosis of the thoracic vertebral body, caused by Enterococcus cecorum. Here, we report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis in Broiler Breeders, in Chile, which also causes infections in humans and is resistant to multiple antimicrobials, representing a risk to public health.

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Cádiz, L., Guzmán, M., Navarrete, F., Torres, P., & Hidalgo, H. (2023). Vertebral osteomyelitis associated with Enterococcus faecalis in Broiler Breeders in Chile. Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 55(3), 203–207. https://doi.org/10.4206/ajvs.553.07
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CASE REPORT
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Leandro Cádiz, Núcleo de Investigaciones Aplicadas en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, NIAVA. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de las Américas, Campus Maipú, 5 de abril 620, Santiago, Chile.

Laboratorio de Patología Aviar, Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile.

Miguel Guzmán, Núcleo de Investigaciones Aplicadas en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, NIAVA. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de las Américas, Campus Maipú, 5 de abril 620, Santiago, Chile.

Laboratorio de Patología Aviar, Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile.

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