Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study
Although caesarean section (CS) is a common surgery, the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during this operation are not documented. This study aimed to enhance perioperative antibiotic therapy and reduce post-operative surgical site infections by describing the bacteria contaminating th...
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| description | Although caesarean section (CS) is a common surgery, the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during this operation are not documented. This study aimed to enhance perioperative antibiotic therapy and reduce post-operative surgical site infections by describing the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during CS. Bacterial culture was performed on swabs sampled from the abdominal incision (muscular layers) of 23 cows during the realisation of CS. Bacteriology was positive in 6/22 samples. while 16/22 were negative (<i>p</i> = 0.03), and one sample was contaminated. All identified bacteria were aerobic, and 8/14 isolates were Gram-positive and 6/14 were Gram-negative (<i>p</i> = 0.7). The most encountered species were <i>Acinetobacter</i> spp., <i>Aerococcus viridans</i>, <i>Neisseria</i> spp. and <i>Streptococcus</i> spp.; other species were isolated only once. The abdominal incision of elective CS can be contaminated by ubiquitous aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative species coming from the environment. This contamination might be avoided by using a better aseptic protocol and by improving the conditions in which CSs are performed. However, more samples are required, and antibiotic susceptibility determination is needed to identify the adequate pre-operative antibiotic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bee6c7ba8eed439c8a4631ab1c1603352025-08-20T02:17:24ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812025-01-011229810.3390/vetsci12020098Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary StudySalem Djebala0Elise Coria1Florian Munaut2Linde Gille3Justine Eppe4Nassim Moula5Farm Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04W6F6 Dublin, IrelandClinical Department of Ruminants, University of Liège, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 7A-7D, 4000 Liège, BelgiumClinical Department of Ruminants, University of Liège, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 7A-7D, 4000 Liège, BelgiumClinical Department of Ruminants, University of Liège, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 7A-7D, 4000 Liège, BelgiumClinical Department of Ruminants, University of Liège, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 7A-7D, 4000 Liège, BelgiumDepartment of Animal Production, University of Liège, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 6, 4000 Liège, BelgiumAlthough caesarean section (CS) is a common surgery, the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during this operation are not documented. This study aimed to enhance perioperative antibiotic therapy and reduce post-operative surgical site infections by describing the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during CS. Bacterial culture was performed on swabs sampled from the abdominal incision (muscular layers) of 23 cows during the realisation of CS. Bacteriology was positive in 6/22 samples. while 16/22 were negative (<i>p</i> = 0.03), and one sample was contaminated. All identified bacteria were aerobic, and 8/14 isolates were Gram-positive and 6/14 were Gram-negative (<i>p</i> = 0.7). The most encountered species were <i>Acinetobacter</i> spp., <i>Aerococcus viridans</i>, <i>Neisseria</i> spp. and <i>Streptococcus</i> spp.; other species were isolated only once. The abdominal incision of elective CS can be contaminated by ubiquitous aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative species coming from the environment. This contamination might be avoided by using a better aseptic protocol and by improving the conditions in which CSs are performed. However, more samples are required, and antibiotic susceptibility determination is needed to identify the adequate pre-operative antibiotic.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/2/98caesarean sectionbacterial cultureabdominal incision contaminationwound infection |
| spellingShingle | Salem Djebala Elise Coria Florian Munaut Linde Gille Justine Eppe Nassim Moula Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study Veterinary Sciences caesarean section bacterial culture abdominal incision contamination wound infection |
| title | Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full | Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study |
| title_fullStr | Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study |
| title_short | Cultured Bacteria in the Abdominal Wall Incision During the Realisation of Caesarean Section in Cows: A Preliminary Study |
| title_sort | cultured bacteria in the abdominal wall incision during the realisation of caesarean section in cows a preliminary study |
| topic | caesarean section bacterial culture abdominal incision contamination wound infection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/2/98 |
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