Diagnosis and therapy of retained fetal membranes, puerperal metritis and clinical endometritis in cattle: Results of the Online-survey among Swiss practitioners. II. Puerperal metritis and clinical endometritis

The aim of the study was to obtain the diagnostic and therapeutic approach among Swiss practitioners in cows with puerperal metritis and clinical endometritis (part 2). All members of the Association for ruminant health were contacted per email via the newsletter. The survey was completed by 128 veterinarians, partially responded by 140 veterinarians. The following main symptoms of puerperal metritis were stated by the practitioners: purulent vaginal discharge, fever and reduced appetite. A vaginal and rectal examination was performed to diagnose the disease. Usually, an intrauterine treatment with tetracycline or cefapirin was done. Parenteral administration of tetracycline or penicillin was often combined with PGF(2α), NSAIDS or cortisone. Clinical endometritis was also diagnosed by vaginal and rectal examination and the main symptom indicated was purulent vaginal discharge. The therapy consisted of the administration of PGF(2α), uterine infusions predominantly with cefapirin, and rarely with parenteral administration of antibiotics. Further diagnostic tools were not used and normally cows were not rechecked. The success of the therapy of puerperal metritis and clinical endometritis was judged to be satisfactory to excellent.

Diagnosis and therapy of retained fetal membranes, puerperal metritis and clinical endometritis in cattle: Results of the Online-survey among Swiss practitioners. I Retained fetal membranes

The aim of this study was to obtain the diagnostic and therapeutic approach among Swiss practitioners in cows with retained fetal membranes (RFM) (part 1). All members of the Association for ruminant health were contacted per email via the newsletter. The survey was completed by 128 veterinarians, partially responded by 140 veterinarians. The manual removal of the fetal membranes is practiced by 129 of the responding veterinarians. Cows with/without fever are treated usually with intrauterine antibiotics. Cows with RFM with/without fever are most commonly treated parenterally with tetracycline or penicillin. The use of cephalosporins and quinolones in cows with fever is more common than in cows without fever. With the present results of the survey veterinarians should critically question the supposed benefits of the manual removal of the placenta and the use of antibiotics in cows with RFM.

Puerperal Fever from Hippocrates to Pasteur

The death of a mother in childbirth leaving a newborn deserted is a sort of a desecration. This was a frequent event for early physicians. It was felt to be caused by miasmas or punishment from the gods. DaVinci felt the cause was milk stasis, Hippocrates - lochia, Virchow - weather. Then came Semmelweis, Pasteur and Lister. They started a battle with ignorance, hospital administration, budget and academic politics. Ending with the murder of Semmelweis!

Instrucciones para la aplicacion de la vacuna contra la fiebre car bonosa.

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Historia sucinta del origen, síntomas, y métodos curativos de las enfermedades epidémicas, bajo el aplicado epitecto [sic] de la fiebre amarilla de los Estados Unidos de América : entresacada de los mejores autores....

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Historia suscinta [sic] del origen, síntomas, y métodos curativos de las enfermedades epidémicas bajo el aplicado epicteto de la fiebre amarilla de los Estados Unidos de América : entresacada de los mejores autores... que hablan de la materia /

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Pensamiento de policia médica para extinguir el contacto de la fiebre amarilla /

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Copia del informe hecho por la comisión médica sobre la fiebre contagiosa que se padeció en Cádiz el año de 1810 /

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Relacion médico-política sobre la aparicion de la fiebre amarilla, á últimos de julio y principios de agosto de 1821, en las tripulaciones de los buques del puerto de Barcelona, y sus progresos en la Barceloneta é introduccion en la ciudad /

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Memoria sobre la fiebre amarilla observada en España desde la entrada del presente siglo hasta el dia de hoy : en que se considera esta enfermedad como exótica, esencialmente contagiosa y trasportable por sus semilla á largas distancias.

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[Extracto de la obra sobre la fiebre amarilla de don Tadeo Lafuente]

Precede una h. ms.

Reflxciones (sic) médicas en favor del método curativo de la fiebre amarilla inventado por D. Tadeo Lafuente ... presentadas a la Ilustre Junta de Sanidad de esta plaza por D. Diego Serrano.

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