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[RC] [RC] Putrid pus from left nostril - Patti

From: desertrydr1@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   Putrid pus from left nostril

Don, I would be very reluctant to give antibiotics without a specific diagnosis and culture-and-sensitivity.  The main reason there are so many bugs out there that can no longer be killed by the common antibiotics is that people give them when they aren't necessary, give the wrong antibiotic for the bug, or don't finish the course.  If it is truly a flu bug, it's a virus, which antibiotics don't touch.  The horse gets better in two weeks or so no matter what you do.  If you give the wrong antibiotic, you kill a few of the weaker bacteria, and the rest go on to develop immunity/resistance to the antibiotic you used.  Each type of bacteria is sensitive to certain types of antibiotics.  Some are broad spectrum, but it doesn't mean they will work on ALL bacteria.

It's becoming a very serious problem in public health that so many bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant
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Agree.
This popped up in January on ProMed-mail
"STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA), COMMUNITY ACQUIRED, HUMAN, EQUINE - CANADA"

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/promed/f?p=2400:1202:1376954434814588737::NO::F2400_P1202_CHECK_DISPLAY,F2400_P1202_PUB_MAIL_ID:X,35772
 
A Google of "MRSA equine" will bring up a bunch of articles (though most seem to go back to Dr. Weese's work at Guelph)
 
Patti K
Vail AZ