In vitro activity of an ear rinse containing tromethamine, EDTA, and benzyl alcohol on bacterial pathogens from dogs with otitis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1040-1044

  Cole, Lynette K ^a   Luu, Dao H ^b   Rajala Schultz, Paivi J ^a   Meadows, Cheyney ^a   Torres, Audrey H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MDS Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BENZYL ALCOHOL; EDETIC ACID; TROMETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR; IN VITRO STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BENZYL ALCOHOL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSAGE FORMS; EDETIC ACID; OTITIS EXTERNA; OTITIS MEDIA; TROMETHAMINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLYCINE MAX; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33745678004     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.6.1040     Document Type: Article

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