Oral Bacterial Flora of Dogs with and without Rabies: A Preliminary Study in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1162-1166

  Kasempimolporn, Songsri ^a   Saengseesom, Wachiraporn ^a   Benjavongkulchai, Maneerat ^a   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aerobic Bacteria; Bite Wound Infection; Dog Oral Flora; Rabies

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG BITE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MORAXELLA; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; RABIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; HUMANS; MOUTH; RABIES; THAILAND;

EID: 1542358963     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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