MT3- RHODOCOCCUS EQUI

Question 1

Rhodococcus equi causes mainly metritis and urinary tract infections

Answer 1

F

• suppurative pneumonia
• lymphadenitis
• abscesses in other organ

Question 2

Only moderately virulent Rhodococcus equi strains can cause disease in foals

Answer 2

F

• moderately virulent and highly virulent

Question 3

Immunocompromised humans are susceptible to Rhodococcus equi.

Answer 3

T

Question 4

Rhodococcus equi can cause aseptic arthritis in young foals.

Answer 4

T

Question 5

Rhodococcus equi can cause a disease mainly in swine

Answer 5

F

• horse ( foals)

Question 6

Pneumonia of young foals caused by Rhodococcus equi can mainly be seen in summer time:

Answer 6

T

Summer time (May-August)

Question 7

1 to 3 months old foals acquire Rhodococcus equi from the dust, so the main route of infection is the inhalation of the dust contaminated with the causative agent.

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Rhodococcus equi infection is a notifiable disease

Answer 8

F

Question 9

Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia and lymphadenitis in 6 to 18 months-old foals

Answer 9

F

1-4 mnt?

Question 10

Rhodococcus equi mainly causes CNS clinical signs in 1-4-month-old foal

Answer 10

F

• pneumonia

Question 11

Rhodococcus equi can cause abscesses.

Answer 11

T

Question 12

Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions only in horses

Answer 12

F

foals, pigs, and occasionally humans.

Question 13

Rhodococcus equi can generally cause disease in foals above 6 months of age.

Answer 13

F

Question 14

Tetracyclines are the primary antibiotics for the treatment of diseases caused by Rhodococcus equi.

Answer 14

F

Question 15

Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in horses

Answer 15

T

Question 16

Rhodococcus equi can cause disease mainly in foals between 1 and 4 months of age.

Answer 16

T

Question 17

Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions in the gut

Answer 17

T

Gut:
in the cells of Peyer patches
→ ulcers → ulcerative enteritis → arthritis

Question 18

There is widespread vaccination to prevent diseases caused by Rhodococcus equi.

Answer 18

F

• no vaccination

Question 19

Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in 1-3 years old foals

Answer 19

F

1-4 months

Question 20

Interstitial pneumonia is the main lesion caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals

Answer 20

F

bronchopneumonia

Question 21

Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi can be successfully treated with colistin

Answer 21

F

Rifampicin

Question 22

Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions in humans

Answer 22

T

Question 23

Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi is typically seen in 1-4 months old foals

Answer 23

T

Question 24

Rhodococcus equi causes interstitial pneumonia in foals

Answer 24

F

suppurative bronchopneumonia
purulent bronchopneumonia

Question 25

Rhodococcus equi can cause only pneumonia in foals

Answer 25

F - abscess - purulent bronchopneumonia - ulcerative enterocolitis - typhilitis - purulent lymphadenitis

Question 26

Equine herpesvirus-2 can predispose horses to pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi.

Answer 26

T

Question 27

Rhodococcus equi can cause suppurative bronchopneumonia in foals

Answer 27

T

Question 28

Bronchopneumonia caused by R. equi is typically seen in foals between 1 and 4 months of age

Answer 28

T

Question 29

Combination of Rifampicin and Macrolides antibiotics is used for the treatment of bronchopneumonia caused by R. equi

Answer 29

T

Question 30

Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in foals of 5-6 months of age

Answer 30

F 1- 4 months

Question 31

Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi is a chronic disease

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Serous pneumonia is caused by Rhodococcus Equi.

Answer 32

F purulent

Question 33

Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi is treated with penicillin

Answer 33

F Rifampicin + macrolide AB

Question 34

Rhodococcus equi can cause clinical signs in humans

Answer 34

T

Question 35

R. equi causes pneumonia in foals aged 6-8 months

Answer 35

F 1-4 months

Question 36

R. equi pneumonia is transmitted from foal to foal

Answer 36

F

Question 37

R. equi causes severe catarrhal pneumonia

Answer 37

F Chronic, purulent bronchopneumonia

Question 38

Pneumonia caused by R. equi can be treated with rifampicin and erythromycin for 4-5 days.

Answer 38

F ( for 4-10 weeks) can use rifampicin + macrolide AB - macrolide :erythromycin, azithoromycin, clarithromycin

Question 39

R. equi is an obligate anaerobic bacterium

Answer 39

F Obligate aerobic

Question 40

R. equi causes high mortality in infected foals

Answer 40

f R. Equi is responsible for: - 10% of foal mortality - 45% of pneumonia Morbidity rate: 5-17% mortality rate: up to 80%

Question 41

R. equi can cause ulcerative enteritis

Answer 41

T

Question 42

Rhodococcus equi is usually seen during the winter.

Answer 42

F

Question 43

R. equi causes pneumonia with large abscesses.

Answer 43

T Abscesses in the lung,

Question 44

R. equi pneumonia can be treated with rifampicin and erythromycin for 4-10 weeks

Answer 44

T

Question 45

Foals suffering from Rhodococcus equi can be treated with any antibiotic

Answer 45

F macrolide antibiotics: - Clarithromycin - Azithromycin - Eritromicin

Question 46

Pneumonia caused by R. equi is a fast spreading acute disease

Answer 46

F - chronic

Question 47

Many of the clinically sick animals recover after treatment for R. equi infection

Answer 47

T

Question 48

R. equi pneumonia is transmitted by inhalation of contaminated dust

Answer 48

T

Question 49

R. equi cause purulent pneumonia

Answer 49

T Suppurative bronchopneumonia