Streptococcal meningoencephalomyelitis in 3 dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-161

  Cizinauskas, S ^a,c   Tipold, A ^b   Fatzer, R ^a   Bumens, A ^a   Jaggy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Section of Neurology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PATHOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035291841     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2001.tb01250.x     Document Type: Article

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