Bacteraemia in neonatal foals: Clinicopathological differences between Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections, and single organism and mixed infections

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-89

  Corley, K T T ^a,c   Pearce, G ^a,d   Magdesian, K G ^b   Wilson, W D ^b  

^a University of London   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Angelsey Lodge Equine Hospital   (Ireland)

^d Fosse Farm Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus; Escherichia coli; Horse; Outcome; Septicaemia; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOBACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33845997767     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X157585     Document Type: Review

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