Botulism in foals less than 6 months of age: 30 Cases (1989-2002)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 702-707

  Wilkins, Pamela A ^a   Palmer, Jonathan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin; Horse; Neonate; Outcome; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOTULISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; RECUMBENCY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0141993033     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0702:BIFLTM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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