Efficacy of antimicrobial treatments and vaccination regimens for control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and Streptococcus suis coinfection of nursery pigs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1156-1160

  Halbur, P ^a   Thanawongnuwech, R ^b   Brown, G ^a   Kinyon, J ^a   Roth, J ^a   Thacker, E ^a   Thacker, B ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTIOFUR; PFI PEN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; TIAMULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ARTERIVIRUS; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034049472     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1156-1160.2000     Document Type: Article

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