Pneumonia due to Mycobacterium abscessus in two domestic ferrets (Mustelo putorius furo)

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 542-546

  Lunn, J A ^a,b   Martin, P ^a,c   Zaki, ^a,b   Malik, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University Veterinary Centre   (Australia)

^c Diagnostic Service Laboratory

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FERRET; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; FERRETS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744608954     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb13325.x     Document Type: Article

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