Erosive polyarthritis associated with Mycoplasma gateae in a cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-231

  Zeugswetter, Florian ^a   Hittmair, Katharina M ^b   de Arespacochaga, Abigail G ^b   Shibly, Sarina ^a   Spergser, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATITIS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GATEAE;

EID: 34248573329     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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