Septic Arthritis in Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 20 Cases (2000-2002)

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-413

  Soontornvipart, K ^a,b   Kohout, P ^a   Proks, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Joint infection; Radiography; Synovial fluid; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE; BREED; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; JOINT DESTRUCTION; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0344827216     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200372030405     Document Type: Article

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