Microbial Profile of Chronic Eye Infection in Horses and its Treatment Mishra Rajashree1, Patra Bijaya Kumar2,*, Das Srinibas3 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha 1Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha 2Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha 3Director, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha *Corresponding author. E-mail: bijayapatra5@gmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2016. Abstract Two mares presented with a complain of eye infections. Present study was conducted to isolate and evaluate the microbial profile of chronic eye infection in horses. Twelve number of samples from two mares were collected from various parts of the eye. Microbial load was highest on the conjunctiva on an average of less than 3x109cfu/ml, then on the cornea more than 2x108cfu/ml and least on eyelid i.e less than 2.5x105 cfu/ml respectively. Of the 12 samples, Staphylococcus was found in 100%, where as Streptococcus spp, Pseudomonas spp, E. coli and Haemophilus spp are 75%, 17%, 58% and 67% of the samples respectively. On antibiotics sensitivity test Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacilin were found to be highly sensitive. Chloramphenicol, Gentamicin were found to be resistant. Top Keywords Antibiotic sensitivity pattern, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis. Top |