Influence of infecting serogroup on clinical features of leptospirosis in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 489-494

  Goldstein, Richard E ^a   Lin, Rebecca C ^a,c   Langston, Catherine E ^b   Scrivani, Peter V ^a   Erb, Hollis N ^a   Barr, Stephen C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GULF COAST VETERINARY SPECIALISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Canine; Grippotyphosa; Pomona

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIGREE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PEDIGREE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RECORDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 33646823838     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[489:IOISOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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