Pyothorax in nine dogs

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-111

  Piek, C J ^a   Robben, J H ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canine; Dog; Empyema; Pyothorax; Thoracic drains

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SPIRAMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOG; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLEURA EMPYEMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; IRRIGATION; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0034004056     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2000.9695035     Document Type: Article

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