Incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection among dogs in a small animal intensive care unit

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 224, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1936-1940

  Smarick, Sean D ^a,c   Haskins, Steve C ^a   Aldrich, Janet ^a   Foley, Janet E ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a   Fudge, Mack ^b   Ling, Gerald V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^c Alleghany Vet Emergency Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENROFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2942511321     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.224.1936     Document Type: Article

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