Ocular signs of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis: A retrospective study in dogs from Barcelona, Spain

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Leiva, Marta ^a   Naranjo, C ^a   Pena M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior uveitis; Dog; Ehrlichiosis; Optic neuritis; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BLOOD; BREEDING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BREEDING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EYE HEMORRHAGE; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 29244478285     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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