Enteric Pathogens and Coinfections in Foals with and without Diarrhea
Table 5
Distribution of enteric pathogens identified as only one agent and combined infections from 56 diarrheic and 60 nondiarrheic foals. State of São Paulo, Brazil, 2011-2012.
Group
Type of infection
E. coli
E. coli fimH
E. coli ag43
E. coli papC
Salmonella Saintpaul
Salmonella Panama
Salmonella Infantis
Salmonella Typhimurium
S. enterica subsp. enterica
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
D
Monoinfection
10 (31.25)
8 (25.00)
6 (18.75)
1 (16.67)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (25.00)
1 (100.0)
Coinfection
7 (21.88)
9 (28.13)
5 (15.63)
3 (50.00)
1 (33.33)
2 (100.0)
5 (83.33)
2 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
Total number of isolates
17 (53.13)
17 (53.13)
11 (34.37)
4 (66.67)
2 (66.67)
2 (100.0)
5 (83.33)
3 (75.00)
1 (100.0)
ND
Monoinfection
9 (28.13)
6 (18.75)
9 (28.13)
1 (16.67)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Coinfection
6 (18.75)
9 (28.13)
12 (37.50)
1 (16.67)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
1 (16.67)
1 (25.00)
0 (0.0)
Total number of isolates
15 (46.88)
15 (46.88)
21 (65.63)
2 (33.33)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
1 (16.67)
1 (25.00)
0 (0.0)
S. Newport
S. Muechen
C. perfringens
C. perfringens toxin A+
C. perfringens type A beta-2+
C. difficile
C. difficile tcdA+
C. difficile tcdB+
R. equi
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
D
Monoinfection
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
3 (16.67)
3 (16.67)
1 (25.00)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Coinfection
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
9 (50.00)
9 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Total number of isolates
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
12 (66.67)
12 (66.67)
1 (25.00)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
ND
Monoinfection
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
3 (16.67)
3 (16.67)
1 (25.00)
1 (33.33)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (40.00)
Coinfection
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
3 (16.67)
3 (16.67)
2 (50.00)
1 (33.33)
1 (100.0)
1 (100.0)
3 (60.00)
Total number of isolates
1 (100.0)
0 (0.0)
6 (33.33)
6 (33.33)
3 (75.00)
2 (66.67)
1 (100.0)
1 (100.0)
5 (100.0)
R. equi vapA 85-kb I
R. equi vapA 87-kb I
Lawsonia intracellularis
Coronavirus
Rotavirus
G. duodenalis
C. parvum
Strongylus
Strongyloides westeri
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
D
Monoinfection
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (20.00)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Coinfection
1 (50.00)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
2 (40.00)
6 (35.29)
14 (48.28)
Total number of isolates
2 (100.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
3 (60.00)
6 (35.29)
14 (48.28)
ND
Monoinfection
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (20.00)
7 (41.18)
4 (13.79)
Coinfection
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
1 (20.00)
4 (23.53)
11 (37.93)
Total number of isolates
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (50.00)
0 (0.0)
1 (100.0)
2 (40.00)
11 (64,71)
15 (51.72)
D = diarrheic foals; ND = nondiarrheic foals; = total number of pathogen identifications; E. coli = Escherichia coli; R. equi = Rhodococcus equi; C. parvum = Cryptosporidium parvum; G. duodenalis = Giardia duodenalis; C. perfringens = Clostridium perfringens.
