Antibiotic prophylaxis and hospitalization of horses subjected to median laparotomy: gut microbiota trajectories and abundance increase of Escherichia
A. Kauter, J. Brombach, A. Luebke-Becker, D. Kannapin, C. Bang, S. Franzenburg, S. D. Stoeckle, A. Mellmann, N. Effelsberg, R. Koeck, S. Guenther, L. H. Wieler, H. Gehlen, T. Semmler, S. A. Wolf, B. Walther
This study examines the impact of peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis on gut microbiota in horses undergoing median laparotomy, finding increased ESBL-producing bacteria and reduced diversity.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2023Microbiology