Successful treatment of a localised CDC Group EF-4a infection in a cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Baral, Randolph M ^a   Catt, Melissa J ^a   Soon, Lynn ^a   Martin, Patricia ^b   Bosward, Katrina L ^b   Chen, Sharon C A ^c   Malik, Richard ^b  

^a Paddington Cat Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BITES AND STINGS; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BITES AND STINGS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DRAINAGE; MALE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIACEAE;

EID: 33846648854     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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