Clinical and in vitro efficacy of amoxicillin against bacteria associated with feline skin wounds and abscesses

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-611

  Roy, Josée ^a   Messier, Serge ^b   Labrecque, Olivia ^b   Cox, William R ^c  

^a Vétoquinol Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Canadian Animal Health Management Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INJURY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OINTMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; SUSPENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OINTMENTS; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; SKIN; SUSPENSIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE; FUSOBACTERIUM; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 34447135696     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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