Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and its efficacy in comparison with doxycycline in the treatment of Chlamydophila felis infection in cats with conjunctivitis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 591-594

  Gerhardt, N ^a   Schulz, B S ^a   Werckenthin, C ^a   Hartmann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; RONAXAN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LACRIMAL FLUID LEVEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; FELIS;

EID: 33750846383     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.18.591     Document Type: Article

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