A Prospective Study of Canine Infective Endocarditis in Northern California (1999-2001): Emergence of Bartonella as a Prevalent Etiologic Agent

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-64

  MacDonald, Kristin A ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^a   Kittleson, Mark D ^a   Kasten, Rick W ^a   Thomas, William P ^a   Pesavento, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dog; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BLOOD CULTURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SERODIAGNOSIS; TITRIMETRY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; CALIFORNIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; BARTONELLA SP.; BARTONELLA VINSONII; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0842308954     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<56:APSOCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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