Comparison of Direct and Indirect Tests for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antibiotic-Responsive Diarrhea in Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  German, A J ^a,c,d   Day, M J ^a   Ruaux, C G ^b   Steiner, J M ^b   Williams, D A ^b   Hall, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d 45Th Brit Small Anim Vet A ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammatory bowel disease; Unconjugated bile acids

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BILE ACID; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DOG; DRUG RESPONSE; DUODENUM FLUID; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERRIS TRIFOLIATA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; TYLOSIN; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0038134853     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0033:CODAIT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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