Brain abscess and bacterial endocarditis in a Kerry Blue Terrier with a history of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia: Case Report

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-415

  Bach, Jonathan F ^a,b   Mahony, Orla M ^a   Tidwell, Amy S ^a   Rush, John E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Dog; MRI; Vascular encephalopathy; Vegetative lesion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 36448985297     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2007.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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