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Description

Veterinary Medicine:
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae is a loosely coiled, gram-negative, oxygen tolerant, motile, anaerobic spirochete that causes swine dysentery (SD). SD, a severe mucohemorrhagic diarrheal disease, is usually seen in pigs that weigh between 15 and 70 kilograms, but can also affect adult and suckling pigs. SD is transmitted when fecal matter containing B. hyodysenteriae is ingested. When B. hyodysenteriae is grown on blood agar, there is a characteristic complete hemolysis that distinguishes it from other less pathogenic or nonpathogenic spirochetes. To definitively diagnose an infection with B. hyodysenteriae, the spirochete must be cultured, isolated and identified using biochemical tests or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. The current treatments for SD includes tylosin, tiamulin and valnemulin.[http://vri.cz/docs/vetmed/47-4-104.pdf] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2017-05-19
Construct for LOINC Short Name
B hyody

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
it-IT Italian (Italy) Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
zh-CN Chinese (China) 猪痢疾短螺旋体
Synonyms: 猪痢疾蛇形螺旋菌
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Brachyspira hyodysenteriae