Pyothorax in 26 cats: Clinical signs, laboratory results and therapy (2000-2007);Pyothorax bei 26 katzen: Klinik, labordiagnostik und therapie (2000-2007)

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Ottenjann, Mareike ^a   Lübke Becker, Antina ^a   Linzmann, Helge ^a   Brunnberg, Leo ^a   Kohn, Barbara ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Septic exudate; Thoracic chest tube; Thoracic effusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACOTOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); BACTEROIDES SP.; FUSOBACTERIA; PASTEURELLA; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 52649173316     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-121-365     Document Type: Article

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