Efficacy of difloxacin for the control of postpartum uterine infections of ewes

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 583-585

  Mavrogianni, V S ^a   Amiridis, G S ^a   Gougoulis, D A ^a   Fragkou, I A ^a   Fthenakis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICURAL; DIFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EWE; INFECTION CONTROL; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIPROFLOXACIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 35848956545     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2007.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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