Internal abdominal abscesses caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in 10 horses in California between 1989 and 2004

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 589-592

  Pusterla, N ^a   Whitcomb, M B ^b   Wilson, W D ^a  

^a Department of Medicine and Epidemiology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 34248376089     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.17.589     Document Type: Article

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