Marbofloxacin for the treatment of experimentally induced mycoplasma haemofelis infection in cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 288-292

  Ishak, Anthony ^a,b   Dowers, K L ^a   Cavanaugh, M T ^b   Powell, C C ^a   Hawley, J R ^a   Radecki, S V ^b   Lappin, M R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Pfizer Animal Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Feline infectious anemia; Haemobartonella felis; Hemobartonellosis; Hemoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MARBOFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMFREE ANIMAL; MYCOPLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 42449090304     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0052.x     Document Type: Article

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