| T25 |
0-529 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
A short-term improvement in clinical signs often occurs; however, experimentation has shown that when dexamethasone administration was combined with antibacterial and antihistamine therapy for the treatment of bronchial pneumonia in cattle, the outcome was a poorer response to treatment, more relapses, and greater death losses.· This occurred because in decreasing the inflammatory response in the lung, the dexamethasone also impaired the activity of the host defense mechanisms, thus allowing increased bacterial replication. |
