CHAPTER 15 Bacterial Infections
Role of Bacteria in Juvenile Small Animal Disease
Systemic Infections
General Neonatal Septicemia and Bacteremia
TABLE 15-2 Samples for postmortem diagnosis of the acutely dead neonate
Fixed tissues for histopathology (10% buffered formalin) | Fresh tissues for bacteriology, virology, serology |
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Heart (LV, RV, septum), lung, kidney, adrenal glands, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, urinary bladder, spleen, cerebrum, thyroid gland, cerebellum, brainstem, trachea, tongue |
LV, Left ventricle; RV, right ventricle.
1. Blood culture using a pediatric culture system, such as the BACTEC Pediatric (Becton Dickinson, Short Hills, NJ) or the Isolator system (Wampole Laboratories, Cranbury, NJ). A clinical microbiology laboratory will recommend a specific collection/transport system to use because of downstream processing.
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