Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium kansasii from pleural fluid of a dog with persistent pleural effusion

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1336-1340

  Pressler, Barrak M ^a   Hardie, Elizabeth M ^a   Pitulle, Christian ^a   Hopwood, Robin M ^a   Sontakke, Sushama ^a,b   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LUNG; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036581409     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1336     Document Type: Article

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