Pythiosis with bone lesions in a pregnant mare

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1795-1798

  Worster, Allison A ^a   Lillich, James D ^a   Cox, Judy H ^a   Rush, Bonnie R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; IVERMECTIN; MICONAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; EDEMA; HORSE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BONE DISEASES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MICONAZOLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PYTHIUM;

EID: 0034212492     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1795     Document Type: Article

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