Risk factors associated with fecal Salmonella shedding among hospitalized horses with signs of gastrointestinal tract disease

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 275-281

  Ernst, Nicolas S ^a   Hernandez, Jorge A ^a   MacKay, Robert J ^a   Brown, Murray P ^a   Gaskin, Jack M ^a   Nguyen, An D ^a   Giguere, Steeve ^a   Colahan, Patrick T ^a   Troedsson, Mats R ^a   Haines, Gregory R ^a   Addison, Iva R ^a   Miller, Ben J ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE;

ABDOMEN; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEASONS; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT;

EID: 3142754046     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.275     Document Type: Article

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