Lactate as a diagnostic test for septic peritoneal effusions in dogs and cats

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 364-371

  Levin, Garrett M ^a,b   Bonczynski, Jennifer J ^a   Ludwig, Lori L ^a   Barton, Linda J ^a   Loar, Andrew S ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Animal Specialty Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; EFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA; PERITONEAL FLUID LEVEL; PERITONITIS; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; PASTEURELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 20444486804     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400364     Document Type: Article

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