Comparative in vitro antimicrobial efficacy of commercial ear cleaners

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 373-379

  Swinney, Alison ^a   Fazakerley, Jennifer ^a   McEwan, Neil ^a   Nuttall, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; MALASSEZIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EAR, EXTERNAL; MALASSEZIA; OTITIS EXTERNA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 57349153102     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2008.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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