Brucella canis endophthalmitis in 3 dogs: Clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Ledbetter, Eric C ^a   Landry, Matthew P ^a,b   Stokol, Tracy ^a   Kern, Thomas J ^a   Messick, Joanne B ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Animal Eye Clinic Inc   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella canis; Canine brucellosis; Dog; Endophthalmitis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 65349103574     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2009.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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