Relatedness of Streptococcus canis from canine streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-95

  DeWinter, L M ^a,b   Prescott, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033111786     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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