Analysis of Transtracheal Aspirates and Pleural Fluid from Clinically Healthy Llamas (Llama glama)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Gerros, Terry C ^a,c   Andreasen, Claire B ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Llama; Pleural fluid; Transtracheal aspirate

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER SP.; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SP.; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0033433801     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.1999.tb01038.x     Document Type: Article

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