Sonographic findings in an alpaca with Mycobacterium kansasii infection

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 287-290

  Braun, U ^a,c   Previtali, M ^a   Gautschi, A ^a   Forster, E ^a   Steininger, K ^a   Irmer, M ^a   Reichle, S ^a   Sydler, T ^b   Wiederkehr, D ^b   Ruetten, M ^b   Hoelzle, L ^c  

^a Klinik fur Wiederkauer   (Switzerland)

^b Institut für Veterinärpathologie   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Liver; Lungs; Mycobacterium kansasii; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LAMA PACOS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 67649993609     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.151.6.287     Document Type: Article

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