GANGRENOUS DERMATITIS OF FOWLS

Samples (91) comprising heart blood, affected wings, muscles, livers a nd kidneys were collected from 20 cases of gangrenous dermatitis (GD). Seven isolates of S. aureus, 6 isolates of Cl. perfringens and 3 isol ates of Cl. septicum were obtained as single etiological agents in pur e form in 16 cases. In 4 cases concurrent infection of all the 3 patho gens was observed. The isolation of both Staphylococcus species and Cl ostridium species from kidneys of the affected cases of gangrenous der matitis may be the first report. Even though all the isolates were hig hly sensitive to norfloxacin. chloramphenicol. gentamicin and pefloxac in. varying degrees of resistance were observed to most of the antibio tics used for sensitivity test.