Estudo da microflora residente na vagina cranial, colo e útero de cadelas hígidas em diferentes fases do ciclo estral, atendidas no HV/CSTR - UFCG.

Abstract

The reproductive cycle of bitches leads to hormonal and behavioral changes in the reproductive tract. In the transition from proestrus to estrus occurs openness and relaxation of the cervix, facilitating the migration of microorganisms from the vagina to the uterus, leading to diseases as pyometra. The aim of this study was to identify the microorganisms colonizing the reproductive tract of healthy bitches and relate their presence to the stage of the reproductive cycle. Thirteen healthy bitches were used in the different phases of the estrous cycle and submitted to OSH (ovariohysterectomy) in the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande – Patos. To perform the microbiological culture and uterine vaginal, swabs were made in the region of the cranial vagina, cervix and uterus. From these swabs was performed the isolation of microorganisms. The determination of cycle phase was performed by vaginal cytology. The reproductive phase with highest percentage of isolation was the diestrus and the microorganisms isolated from the reproductive tract of bitches were: bacilos Gramnegative, bacilos Gram-positive, cocos Gram-positive e Staphylococcus spp.