Adams S B, Fessler J F
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1987 Feb 1;190(3):316-8.
Infection of the umbilical cord remnants was diagnosed in 16 foals. The infection was found in the urachus alone in 3 foals, the umbilical arteries in 2 foals, the urachus and umbilical arteries in 3 foals, the urachus and umbilical vein in 2 foals, and the urachus, umbilical vein, and umbilical arteries in 2 foals. The specific location of the infection was not determined in 4 foals. Eleven foals developed an acquired patent urachus between 4 and 16 days of age. Seven foals had one or more joints infected. All foals with umbilical cord remnant infections were treated with orally, intramuscularly, or intravenously administered antibiotics and 9 foals had the umbilical cord remnants excised. Nine foals survived, 6 of which had had excision of the infected remnants. Only 2 foals with joint infections survived.
16匹小马驹被诊断出脐带残端感染。3匹小马驹仅在脐尿管发现感染，2匹在脐动脉发现感染，3匹在脐尿管和脐动脉发现感染，2匹在脐尿管和脐静脉发现感染，2匹在脐尿管、脐静脉和脐动脉发现感染。4匹小马驹感染的具体位置未确定。11匹小马驹在4至16日龄之间出现后天性脐尿管未闭。7匹小马驹有一个或多个关节感染。所有脐带残端感染的小马驹均接受了口服、肌肉注射或静脉注射抗生素治疗，9匹小马驹的脐带残端被切除。9匹小马驹存活下来，其中6匹切除了感染的残端。只有2匹有关节感染的小马驹存活下来。
