American Association of Feline Practitioners 2006 Panel report on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Bartonella spp. infections

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 213-226

  Brunt, Jane ^a   Guptill, Lynn ^b   Kordick, Dorsey L ^c   Kudrak, Sandra ^d   Lappin, Michael R ^e  

^a Cat Hospital at Towson   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Idexx Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^d Community Animal Hospital ^*  (United States)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RICKETTSIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

BARTONELLA; FELIDAE;

EID: 33745890305     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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