Mycobacterium genavense infection in two aged ferrets with conjunctival lesions

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 685-689

  Lucas, J ^a   Lucas, A ^b   Furber, H ^c   James, G ^d   Hughes, M S ^e   Martin, P ^c   Chen, Sca ^a   Mitchell, D H ^b   Love, D N ^c   Malik, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Waketey Veterinary Surgery   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; PRIMER DNA; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FERRET; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN; RNA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034297340     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10406.x     Document Type: Article

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