Intramammary infusion of β1,3-glucan for prevention and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Mastitis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Persson Waller, K ^a,b   Gronlund U ^a   Johannisson, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-GLUCAN; GLUCAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INFUSION; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTES; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MASTITIS, BOVINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037386933     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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