Some Factors Influencing the Prognosis of Some Common Bovine Neurological Diseases With Particular Reference to the Concentration of Penicillin G Reached in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Authors

  • P. R. Scott Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh EH25 9RG, Scotland
  • D. Sutton Mycofarm Ltd., Cambridge CB4 4FP, England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926489

Keywords:

bacterial meningitis, penicillin, protein concentration, vestibular abscess, antibiotic therapy

Abstract

Treatment of nine cases of acute bacterial meningitis with high dose penicillin G therapy was unsuccessful in all cases. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis demonstrated a markedly elevated protein concentration indicating disruption of the blood brain barrier. Two of five listeriosis cases, with slight elevation of CSF protein, and both cases of vestibular abscess responded well to antibiotic therapy.

Cover image of the Second Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 2

Section

Metabolic / Nutrition / Toxicology