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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2026

Septic arthritis in neonatal and juvenile New World camelids (5 cases).

Mitja Miklavcic, Isabelle Kilcoyne, Julie E Dechant, Bridget Ratliff, K Gary Magdesian

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mitja MiklavcicWilliam R. Prichard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8630-9452
Isabelle KilcoyneDepartment of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, United States.
Julie E DechantDepartment of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, United States.
Bridget RatliffComstock Equine Hospital, Reno, NV, United States.
K Gary MagdesianDepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, United States.

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Abstract

Septic arthritis (SA) in camelids is infrequently reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, etiologies, diagnostics, treatment and short- and long-term outcome in neonatal and juvenile New World camelids (NWCs) with SA. Two neonatal alpaca crias were diagnosed with SA associated with failure of transfer of passive immunity and neonatal sepsis. Three juvenile camelids, 1 alpaca, and 2 llamas were presented with an infection of a single joint with associated lameness. All animals were treated with systemic and intra-articular antimicrobials. Surgical treatment including joint lavage was performed in 4 cases. Four (80%) NWCs survived to discharge. Three were sound at the time of discharge and 1 was discharged with mild lameness. One neonatal cria was euthanized. Septic arthritis in neonatal and juvenile NWC appears to have a favorable prognosis for discharge and guarded prognosis for long-term outcome with appropriate treatment.

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Arthritis, InfectiousCamelids, New WorldAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleLameness, AnimalMaleAnti-Bacterial Agentsalpacajointllamasepsis

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PMID41883211
PMCPMC13018769

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