Presumed clostridial and aerobic bacterial infections of the cornea in two horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1519-1522

  Rebhun, William C ^a   Cho, Jane O ^a   Gaarder, James E ^a,b   Peek, Simon F ^a,c   Patten, Valerie H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; FLURBIPROFEN; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; TIMENTIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM; HORSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INSECTS; OINTMENTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0033562716     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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