Anemia Associated with 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' in a feline leukemia virus-negative cat with lymphoma

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 423-427

  de Lorimier, Louis Philippe ^a   Messick, Joanne B ^a  

^a Veterinary Teaching Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 31844443593     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400423     Document Type: Article

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