Serum cardiac troponin I concentration in dogs with ehrlichiosis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1136-1143

  Diniz, P P V P ^a   De Morais, H S A ^b   Breitschwerdt, E B ^a   Schwartz, Denise S ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis; Myocarditis; Risk factor; SIRS; Troponin

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BARTONELLA; BORRELIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 52749093823     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0145.x     Document Type: Article

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