PMID- 20814859
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101116
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 0036-7281 (Print)
IS  - 0036-7281 (Linking)
VI  - 152
IP  - 9
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - [Benefit of clinical and laboratory parameters for the diagnosis of endometritis 
      in dairy cows].
PG  - 411-6
LID - 10.1024/0036-7281/a000092 [doi]
AB  - The goal of this work was to answer the question of whether or not there are 
      significant differences between cows with abnormal vaginal discharge and cows 
      with the diagnosis of puerperal or chronic endometritis, using blood and urine 
      parameters. In addition, cows with and without vaginal discharge were examined 
      for significant bacteriological differences in uterine mucous samples. The 
      question of false positive and false negatives from the diagnosis of endometritis 
      was also investigated. A total of 35 matched-pairs (+/-vaginal discharge) from 27 
      stables was examined 21 to 63 days post partum. The examination consisted of a 
      rectal and vaginal exam, urine and blood samples as well as vaginal swab from the 
      corpus uteri using a Folmer-Nielsen-Catheter. Based on the history vaginal 
      discharge occurred more frequently in dystocia and retentio secundinarium. Cows 
      with a history of distocia and retentio secundinarium showed significantly more 
      vaginal discharge. Gammaglutamyltransferase (GGT; p=0.01) and cholesterine 
      (p=0.04) were different in cows with endometritis. The bacteriology results 
      showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.01) only for Escherichia coli 
      and Arcanobacterium pyogenes. The Folmer-Nielsen smears/endometritis showed a 
      significant difference between the two groups (p<0.01). In a multivariate 
      analysis with final step-back procedure regarding endometritis 
      Gammaglutamyltransferase (GGT) and Betahydroxybutteracid (BHB) were significant 
      different (p=0.02). The hypothesis vaginal discharge alike endometritis showed 
      that 34 % of the clinical suspicious cases were recorded as false negatives. In 
      the non-suspicious cases 20 % were diagnosed as false negative.
FAU - Hassig, M
AU  - Hassig M
AD  - Abteilung Ambulanz und Bestandesmedizin, Departement fur Nutztiere, Universitat 
      Zurich. mhaessig@vetclinics.uzh.ch
FAU - Steinmann, B
AU  - Steinmann B
FAU - Wittenbrink, M M
AU  - Wittenbrink MM
LA  - ger
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Nutzen von klinischen und labordiagnostischen Parametern zur Diagnostik der 
      Endometritis beim Rind.
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd
JT  - Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde
JID - 0424247
RN  - EC 2.3.2.2 (gamma-Glutamyltransferase)
RN  - TZP1275679 (3-Hydroxybutyric Acid)
SB  - IM
MH  - 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid/metabolism
MH  - Animals
MH  - Cattle
MH  - Endometritis/diagnosis/*veterinary
MH  - Escherichia coli Infections/veterinary
MH  - False Negative Reactions
MH  - False Positive Reactions
MH  - Female
MH  - Puerperal Disorders/diagnosis/veterinary
MH  - Vagina/metabolism
MH  - Vaginal Smears/veterinary
MH  - gamma-Glutamyltransferase/metabolism
EDAT- 2010/09/04 06:00
MHDA- 2010/11/17 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/04 06:00
PHST- 2010/09/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/11/17 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1024/0036-7281/a000092 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2010 Sep;152(9):411-6. doi: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000092.