Efficacy and tolerability of once-daily cephalexin in canine superficial pyoderma: An open controlled study

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 384-391

  Toma, S ^a,d   Colombo, S ^b   Cornegliani, L ^b   Persico, P ^b   Galzerano, M ^c   Gianino, M M ^c   Noli, C ^a  

^a Ospedale Veterinario Cuneese   (Italy)

^b Università degli Studi di Torino ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d PARMALAB   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PYODERMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALEXIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PYODERMA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 48449084512     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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