Effect of chronic FIV infection, and efficacy of marbofloxacin treatment, on Mycoplasma haemofelis infection

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 169-179

  Tasker, Séverine ^a   Caney, Sarah M A ^a   Day, Michael J ^a   Dean, Rachel S ^a   Helps, Chris R ^a   Knowles, Toby G ^a   Lait, Philippa J P ^a   Pinches, Mark D G ^a   Gruffydd Jones, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feline immunodeficiency virus; Haemobartonella; Haemoplasma; Mycoplasma haemofelis; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

MARBOFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; INOCULATION; MALE; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NONHUMAN; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PROVIRUS; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUINOLONES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 33748800781     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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