Diagnosis and treatment of conjunctivitis in house finches associated with mycoplasmosis in Minnesota

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-251

  Wellehan, James F X ^a   Zens, Mark S ^a   Calsamiglia, Maria ^a   Fusco, Paul J ^a   Amonsin, Alongkorn ^a   Kapur, Vivek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Enrofloxacin; Epizootic; Fluoroquinolone; House finch; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Nested polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDEMIC; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIRD DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GENTAMICINS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUINOLONES; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 0035319659     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.245     Document Type: Article

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