scholarly journals Diseases of the urinarysystem of cows : 1. Clinical examination and urine analysis

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
S. A.G S.. Al - Sammarrae ◽  
W. S.T. AI – Azawi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Urinary System ◽  
Urine Ph ◽  
Urine Sediment ◽  
Positive Results

To study the diseases of the urinary system in cows, clinical examination including rectal palpation and urine samples from (697) cows were done in some farms, hospitals and two cattle stations (AI – Latifia and Al-Dijala) during the period July 1993 to April 1994. Clinical examination and rectal paplation of all cows in Al - Dijala station showed obvious clinical signs which indicat abnormalities in the urinary system . These include changes in the size of the kidneys with the presence or absence of lobulation . The ureter was palpable in some of these cows because of it's enlargement and the bladder showed thickening of the wall. However all cows in the control group ( farms , hospitals & Ai - Latifia ) were free from any signs of urinary disturbances. The color of the urine in Al – Dijala was milky to cloudy red, and all samples were charcterized by small of ammonia. The specific gravity was low, and the urine pH was higher than normal , also all samles showed positive results for protein examination and only four cows showed positive results for benzidine test. The physical and chemical properties of the urine samples collected from control and Al - Latifia station cows were within the normal values. Examination of urine Sediment showed clear increase in the number of epithelial cells , pus cells and blood cells beside the presence of casts and bacteria in Al – Dijala station. The study concluded the close relationship between diseases of urinary and reprodective systems : Urinary system infection in Al - Dijala station cows were 100% because of a suspected out break of infectious pustule valvovaginitis which occur during the period of study, however the urine culture of Al - Latifia revealed the presence of 51 cows (19.69%) bacterial isolates. 

scholarly journals Study of the changes of some physical & chemical parameters accompanied to Ovine and Caprine urinary system infections

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Wahab A. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Urine Sample ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Urinary System ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Urine Ph ◽  
Physical Chemical

This study was devoted to determination of normal physical andchemical values of 100 sample of Ovine and Caprine urine withmicroscopically examination of urine samples sterilely collectedfrom sheep & goat slaughtered in Al-Shulla governmental slaughterhouse between may and November 2004 as well as demonstration ofchanges in these values in case of presence of microbes in urine .Thisstudy illustrated no significant differences(P<0.05) of urine analysisvalues between sheep & goat but these values significantlychanged(P<0.05)with the presence of microbes in urine and thesechanges included opacity of urine, decrease of specific gravity &increase of urine pH.25 sample were positive to protein test with concentration extent from 200to 1000mg/dl , 11 samples (44%) were positive to penzedin test. Thebacterial culture of the urine sample showed different species of bacteria thetotal presence of bacteria was 25% in both sheep & goat includingStaphylococcus aurous, Streptococcus spp, Corynobacterium renale,Escherichia coli, Protes vulgaris and Klebsiella pneumonia .

scholarly journals Urinary tract bacterial infection of local Iraqi buffaloes (Bubalus Bubalis) in Mosul city

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. M. Al-Iraqi
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Buffalo Calves ◽  
Urine Ph ◽  
Urine Sediment ◽  
Chemical Examination ◽  
Normal Urine

     This study is conducted on the samples of urine obtained from buffaloes. Eighty six urine samples were obtained from local buffaloes of different ages, of both sex in Mosul abattoir. The results showed that urine of infected animals was cloudy, dark yellow to reddish color with putrid odor of low specific gravity. Microscopic examination of urine sediment demonstrated increased number of pus cell, erythrocytes, epithelial cell, presence of casts and crystals/ high power filed. Chemical examination revealed elevated urine pH and protein content. Serum examination displayed increase levels of urea and creatinine compered to normal urine samples. Culture of urine samples confirmed 24 positive samples (27.90%). Corynebacterium renale being the most isolated organisms 12(50%), Trueperella pyogens 5(20.83%), Staphylococcus aureus 4(16.66%) and 1(4.16%) for each of Acinetobacter lwoffii, Corynebacterium pilosum and Corynebacterium cystitidis. Male buffalo calves at age 1-3 years revealed high percentage (18.60%) of urinary tract infection, while low percentage of urinary tract infection existed by female buffaloes age more than 3 years (6.98%).        

The intensity of endogenous intoxication syndrome and methods of its therapy for the urinary system infection in children

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Gadzhi Mutalibovich Letifov ◽  
Irina Vitalievna Panova ◽  
Ekaterina Petrovna Krivonosova ◽  
Svetlana Khristoforovna Dombayan
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Urinary System ◽  
Temperature Reaction ◽  
Endogenous Intoxication ◽  
Complex Therapy ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Student’S T Test

Endogenous intoxication syndrome is one of the leading syndromes in high urinary system infection activity in children. The study of clinical and laboratory manifestations of endogenous intoxication syndrome with the aim of optimizing its methods of therapy is topical. The examination was conducted in 52 children aged 3–7 years, including 22 children with active forms of pyelonephritis and 30 almost healthy children (control group). Endogenous intoxication syndrome was determined by clinical signs and by the level of leukocyte index of intoxication and medium-sized molecular peptides in blood plasma. Statistical analysis was carried out on the basis of Student’s t-test (p<0.05), the frequency of symptom occurrence (q) in relation to the totality in the group taken for 1 and the coefficients (Q) of the ratio of the comparable indicators in groups. In the control group, the leukocyte intoxication index did not exceed 1.0, the average molecular peptides— 0.24 conditional units. Most patients (q-0.73) had a moderately severe course, expressed symptoms of intoxication, pain abdominal syndrome (q-0.73), dysuria (q-0.73), high temperature (q-0.73). In complex therapy, prebiotic (complex fructoolygosaccharides, inulin and maltodextrin) was prescribed in age dosage for three weeks. Detoxification therapy contributed, first of all, to the positive dynamics of clinical manifestations of the intoxication syndrome. During the first two days, the temperature reaction decreased; on the 4-5th day, the general condition improved, other symptoms of intoxication disappeared; highly reliable (p<0.001) positive changes in the studied indicators were found within 3 weeks. They were characterized by the normalization of the level of leukocyte index of intoxication and medium-sized molecular peptides, which justifies the use of prebiotic products in the complex therapy of urinary system infection in children.

scholarly journals Urinary tract infections in culled sows from Greek herds: prevalence and associations between findings of histopathology, bacteriology and urinalysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Cernat ◽  
Vasilis Skampardonis ◽  
Georgios A. Papadopoulos ◽  
Fotios Kroustallas ◽  
Sofia Chalvatzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Urine Ph ◽  
Urine Sediment ◽  
Positive Urine ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Staphylococcus Spp ◽  
On Farm

Abstract Background Urinary tract infections (UTI) of sows which include cystitis, which may progress to ureteritis and pyelonephritis affect their productivity, longevity and welfare. In this study we determined the prevalence of UTI by histopathology and bacteriology and investigated possible associations between histologically confirmed cystitis and the results of urinalysis and urine cultures in culled sows from three Greek farrow-to-finish herds. Materials and methods Routinely culled sows were included in the study. Their urinary bladders were collected from abattoirs and examined histopathologically. Furthermore, urinalysis and urine cultures were performed on urine samples aseptically collected from the bladders. Results Histologically confirmed cystitis was evident in 85/185 (45.94%) culled sows. Among those, 44 (51.76%) suffered from acute and 41 (48.24%) from chronic inflammation. The majority of the positive urine cultures were due to colonization of the urinary tract with E.coli, which was responsible for 55.81% of the total cases, followed by Staphylococcus spp. which caused 18.60% of the infections detected. Evidence of cystitis was associated with bacteriuria and sows with bacteriuria were 2.30 (p = 0.03, 95% CI: 1.10–4.83) times more likely to have histologically confirmed cystitis compared to sows with negative urine cultures. Bacteriuria was associated with proteinuria (p < 0.01), urine pH (p < 0.01) and presence of sediment (p < 0.01) in urine. Sows with proteinuria had 9.72 (2.63–35.88) times higher odds of bacteriuria than those without. Histologically defined cystitis was associated with proteinuria (p < 0.01) and increased urine pH (p < 0.01). Sows with proteinuria were 5.18 times (2.03–13.2) more likely to have histological lesions consistent with cystitis, than those without. Conclusions In the studied herds, UTI affected almost one out of two culled sows. Bacteriuria, which was more common among sows with UTI than those without, was mainly ascribed to members of the intestinal and environmental microbiota. Proteinuria and the existence of urine sediment which were associated with UTI may be proposed as likely on-farm predictors of UTI in live sows.

Prevalence of, and factors associated with, positive urine cultures in hyperthyroid cats presenting for radioiodine therapy

2020 ◽  
pp. 1098612X2092609
Author(s):  
Audrey E Keebaugh ◽  
Stefanie M DeMonaco ◽  
David C Grant ◽  
David L Panciera
Keyword(s):  
Radioiodine Therapy ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Urine Ph ◽  
Urine Sediment ◽  
Positive Urine ◽  
Drug History ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Negative Urine Culture ◽  
Tract Infections

Objectives Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are reported to be relatively common in hyperthyroid cats, with prevalence rates ranging from 12% to 22%. Factors that are associated with UTIs include age, decreasing body weight and active urine sediments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of positive urine cultures (PUCs) in hyperthyroid cats and associated risk factors for PUC. Methods In total, 197 hyperthyroid cats presenting for radioiodine therapy had urine cultures prospectively performed on cystocentesis samples. Data pertaining to clinical signs, drug history, age, weight, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, serum thyroxine and urinalysis were also evaluated. Results The prevalence of PUCs in this population of hyperthyroid cats was 5.1% and all cats were subclinical. Microscopic bacteriuria was significantly associated with a PUC (60%) compared with a negative urine culture (1.6%) status. Age, weight, urine specific gravity <1.020, urine pH, hematuria, pyuria, thyroxine concentration, breed and sex were not associated with PUC status. Conclusions and relevance The prevalence of PUCs in this population of cats was lower than previous reports of cats with hyperthyroidism. Cats with a PUC were subclinical at the time of culture, regardless of urine sediment abnormalities. Further studies are necessary to determine the clinical significance of subclinical bacteriuria in hyperthyroid cats.

scholarly journals Difference Metabolites Induced By Deoxynivalenol in Serum and Urine of Weaned Rabbits Detected Using LC-MS Based Metabolomics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuchang Li ◽  
Libo Huang ◽  
Quancheng Liu ◽  
Pengwei Wang ◽  
Hongju Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Caffeine Metabolism ◽  
Diagnostic Indicator ◽  
Serum And Urine

Abstract Background: The main toxin effects of Deoxynivalenol (DON), which known as one of the mycotoxins with the highest pollution rate, is the result of long-term accumulation, and there are no obvious clinical signs at the early stage. Specific metabolites in blood and urine can be used as biomarkers and become an important diagnostic indicator for DON poisoning monitoring. At present, studies on the metabolic pathways and characteristics of DON mainly focus on humans, pigs and poultry, but few study on rabbits. This study aims to reveal the difference in DON-induced metabolites in the serum and urine of weaned rabbits, so as to help find potential biomarkers and understand the mechanism of DON in rabbits.Methods: A total of 32 weaned rex rabbits were divided evenly into two groups, namely the control group and DON group. Both groups of rabbits were fed with the basic diet. Rabbits in DON group were intraperitoneally injected with DON at 1.5 mg/kg b.w. every two days before feeding, while rabbits in control group were injected with saline at 1.5 mg/kg b.w. in the same way. After the 25-day trial, the serum and urine samples at different experimental period were collected for LC/MS analysis.Results: The results based on the LC-MS/MS method showed that DON can be metabolized rapidly in blood, and urine is the main metabolism pathway for DON. The data based on metabolomics illustrated that underlying biomarkers in serum were mainly involved in Glycerophospholipid metabolism, Tryptophan metabolism and Pentose and glucuronate interconversions, while those in urine samples involved in Caffeine metabolism, Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism, and Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis. Correlation analysis suggested that DON can induce 61 the changes in certain disease-related metabolites in serum and urine.Conclusions: The pathogenic mechanism of DON includes multiple levels, indicating that DON poisoning is caused by multiple factors acting on multiple links.

Laboratory monitoring of indices in burnt during infection COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
E. V. Zinoviev ◽  
Vadim A. Manukovskiy ◽  
Denis V. Kostyakov ◽  
Vasily N. Tsygan ◽  
Andrei V. Apchel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Incubation Period ◽  
Total Protein ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Saint Petersburg ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Positive Results

The results of laboratory and instrumental studies are analyzed in 46 victims with skin burns of various localization, area and depth of the lesion infected with COVID virus 19 hospitalized in the burn center of Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Ambulance named after I.I. Dzhanelidze in 2020. The control group included 46 patients with similar severity lesions who were treated at the center in 2018. The data on the general condition of patients, clinical and biochemical blood tests, coagulogram, gas composition, general urine analysis, and X-ray data were assessed. It was found that in the groups of lightly and severely burned and patients in 75.9 and 64.9% of cases, respectively, X-ray examination and computed tomography of the chest organs did not reveal infiltrative changes in the lungs, despite the positive results of virological studies. In the second half of the incubation period, in comparison with the data obtained in the control group, deviations in the following indicators were stated: hemoglobin, hematocrit, leukocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, immature granulocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, levels of total protein, creatinine and blood fibrinogen from 1.6% up to 18 times. In other analyzed parameters, no changes were noted. When comparing the data obtained in the second half of the incubation period with the results of laboratory studies of uninfected patients in the group of severely burned patients, significant differences were established among the thrombocyte readings (39.2% less), platelet count (42.9% less), and in the group of lightly burned the number of erythrocytes (less by 11.8%), hemoglobin (less by 19.4%), hematocrit (less by 16.2%) and eosinophils (less by 71%), total protein (less by 5.6%) and creatinine (less by 12.2%). Providing medical care to patients during the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is a challenge for the healthcare system. The results obtained are the first step towards understanding the features of the course of typical pathological processes caused by burn injury and the new coronavirus infection COVID-19.

EFFECT OF LEMON PEEL AND PULP EXTRACT ON SOME LOCAL KURDISH RAM MEAT QUALITIES AND ITS SHELF LIFE

2020 ◽  
pp. 140-153
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Meat Sample ◽  
Refrigerated Storage ◽  
Immersion Method ◽  
Quality Properties ◽  
Lemon Peel ◽  
Meat Samples

To investigate the effectiveness of adding lemon peels and pulp extracts on some quality properties and shelf-life of the sheep longisimussdorsi muscle during refrigerated storage at 4±1°C for 0, 4, and 8 days for this purpose am meat trim of visible fat and connective tissue, they cut in small cubes. The meat samples divide into four equal proportions and mix with different concentrations of lemon peel and pulp extract according to the following formulations: Control; T1 1%; T2 2% and T3 3% of lemon peel and pulp extract, by applied immersion method. The results showed acceptable results of moisture content, Water-holding capacity cooking loss, thiobarbituric acid, met-myoglobin, myoglobin, and sensory traits of the samples treated with lemon peel in comparison to the control group. The phiso-chemical traits changed during the storage periods but the meat sample treated with lemon extract was more stable than control groups. These results suggested that using lemon peels and pulp extracts to maintain physio-chemical properties of ram meat and extend shelf-life during refrigerated storage, which may have implications of meat processors.

Modern approaches to the treatment of mastitis in women of reproductive age

2016 ◽  
pp. 191-108
Author(s):  
A.A. Sukhanova ◽  
◽  
Yu.M. Melnik ◽  
O.O. Karlova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ultrasound Examination ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Clinical Method ◽  
Gynecological Examination ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Observation Period

The aim of the study: to study the efficacy and safety of use Mastofemin in the treatment of various forms of mastitis in women of reproductive age. Materials and methods. The study included 62 women of reproductive age (mean age of 33.5±2.3 years) who were screened in the Kiev city center reproductive and perinatal medicine. Women were divided into 2 groups. The first (main) group consisted of 32 patients who received the proposed treatment using herbal remedies Mastofemin 1 capsule 2 times per day for 3 months; 30 patients of the second (control) group were under observation and received no treatment. These groups were representative and homogeneous on age, clinical symptoms and sonographic characteristics. The clinical method included evaluation of complaints of patients, anamnesis, presence of concomitant gynecologic pathology, inspection, palpation of the lymph nodes and the breast and obtaining a discharge from the nipples to conduct cytological examination, which allowed excluding from the study women with suspected malignancy of the process. All the patients were performed ultrasound examination of the breast. The review was supplemented with vaginal gynecological examination and ultrasound examination of small pelvis organs to assess the condition of the uterus and its appendages, the diagnosis of gynecological diseases. Results. Summarizing obtained in this study results one should stress the positive long-term effect of applying Mastofemin for the treatment of proliferative changes of the breast in women of reproductive age. This is manifested by a decrease in the intensity of clinical signs of mastitis, consistent with the results of sonographic control. Established positive dynamics in the treatment of cystic mastitis, dectective and when combined cystic mastopathy with dectective. In the control group of patients for a given observation period (6 months) no significant changes in clinical signs of mastitis and sonographic characteristics. Regression of disease has not occurred in any of the patients, in 2 patients increased sensitivity of the breast after 6 months moved to the soreness. Sonographic characteristics of mastitis during the observation period did not change. Thus, the use of Mastofemin aimed at pathogenetic treatment of mastitis and prevention of breast cancer. Conclusion. Application of Mastofemin during the treatment of mastitis in women of reproductive age significantly improves the clinical condition of patients; reduce the subjective and objective symptoms of the disease. The positive effect of the treatment with Mastofemin proved in the case of the treatment of sonographic following forms of mastitis: cystic mastopathy, cystic mastopathy with dectectasy. Mastofemin may be the drug of choice for complex conservative monotherapy in women of reproductive age with proliferative changes in the breast, and can also be used as part of complex treatment in patients with diffuse changes of the breast when combined with hyperplastic processes of the myometrium and endometrium. Keywords: mastopathy, breast gland, herbal medicine, herbal remedies, Mastofemin.

NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES LEVEL AND THE STATUS OF THE RENIN – ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
A. M. Mambetova ◽  
A. M. Inarokova ◽  
N. N. Shabalova ◽  
D. V. Bizheva ◽  
A. T. Mahiyeva
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Urinary System ◽  
Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System ◽  
Natriuretic Hormone ◽  
Renin Angiotensin ◽  
Group I ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sick Children

THE AIM. To determine the concentration of natriuretic peptide in the blood serum in children with congenital malformations of the urinary system (CM US) and to compare with the activity of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS).MATERIALS AND METHODS.119 patients with CM US aged 3 to 18 years were examined. A control group of 10 clinically healthy children. 3 groups were assigned: group I – 55 children with  congenital vesicoureteral reflux, and group II – 34 children with  congenital hydronephrosis and ureterohydronephrosis, III group – 30 children with other forms of dysembryogenesis of the US. Following indicators were identified by ELISA in the blood: renin, aldosterone,  N – terminal propeptide natriuretic hormone (NT-рroВNР). RESULTS.NT-рroВNР, renin and aldosterone hyperproduction were diagnosed in 59,6%, 69,7%, 54.6 % of sick children relatively. Concentrations were higher in all variants of  malformations in comparison with the control group. Significant  differences were revealed in obstructive species, where arterial  hypertension (AH) was diagnosed more often. Patients with AH  recorded significantly higher concentrations of NT-proВNР and renin.CONCLUSION.The key point in pathological processes developmentand progression in the cardiovascular system and kidneys is the  activation of RAAS. The system of natriuretic factors is important in maintaining the compensated state of patients due to the blockade of RAAS.

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