Incidence of diarrhea with antibiotics and the increase of clostridia in rabbits

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1181-1185

  Hara Kudo, Yukiko ^a   Morishita, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nagaoka, Yoshiaki ^a   Kasuga, Fumiko ^a   Kumagai, Susumu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Clostridium; Diarrhea; Intestinal flora; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INNOCUUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPIROFORME; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE; SULBACTAM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG COMBINATION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOPERAZONE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; INCIDENCE; RABBITS; SULBACTAM;

EID: 0030344858     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.12_1181     Document Type: Article

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