Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Serratia marcescens after tooth extraction in a Doberman Pinscher: A case report

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 629-635

  Plavec, Tanja ^a   Zdovc, I ^a   Juntes, P ^a   Svara, T ^a   Suhadolc Scholten, S ^a   Nemec, A ^a   Domanjko Petric, A ^a   Tozon, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dental procedure; Dog; Fascial tissue infection; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 59349118956     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1863-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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