Spontaneous vegetative endocarditis due to Enterococcus faecalis in a Rottweiler puppy

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 432-436

  Tessier Vetzel, D ^a   Carlos, C ^a   Dandrieux, J ^a   Boulouis, H J ^b   Pouchelon, J L ^a   Chetboul, V ^a,b  

^a U de Cardiologie d'Alfort   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Dog; Endocarditis; Enterococcus faecalis; Nephritis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NIFUROXAZIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HEART MURMUR; KIDNEY INFARCTION; NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; URINALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0642314458     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.145.9.432     Document Type: Article

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