The pharmacokinetics of single dose intramuscular amoxicillin trihydrate in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-116

  McLelland, David J ^a,d   Rich, Brian G ^b   Holz, Peter H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Wombaroo Food Products   (Australia)

^c Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

^d Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Macropus eugenii; Marsupial; Pharmacokinetics; Tammar wallaby

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MARSUPIAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MACROPODIDAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOVIDAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 65249160612     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0104.1     Document Type: Article

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