Vetgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss the incidence of bacterial infection before and after stent placement in dogs with tracheal collapse. Positive bacterial culture is common in dogs with tracheal collapse (TC), with Pseudomonas spp. most commonly isolated. The role of positive bacterial culture in the pathophysiology of TC is not clear, however, and cytology does not always support an overt infection. Bacterial infection and or pneumonia are known complications associated with tracheal stent placement in dogs. Mucus-filled gaps between tracheal stents and the tracheal mucosa are common. Whether the presence of bacteria impacts the ability of the trachea to fully integrate into the tracheal mucosa is unclear. So, Lesnikowski et al wanted to evaluate this in a study entitled "Bacterial infection before and after stent placement in dogs with tracheal collapse syndrome." The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency of bacterial infection in dogs with trach