Clinical signs, magnetic resonance imaging features, and outcome after surgical and medical treatment of otogenic intracranial infection in 11 cats and 4 dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 648-656

  Sturges, Beverly K ^a   Dickinson, Peter J ^a   Kortz, Gregg D ^b   Berry, Wayne L ^c   Vernau, Karen M ^a   Wisner, Erik R ^a   LeCouteur, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Southern California Surgical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Central vestibular; Feline; Otitis interna; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PASTEURELLA; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PASTEURELLA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 33646845316     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[648:CSMRIF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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