Hemorrhagic Gastritis Associated with Renal Failure, Hemoglobinuria, and Isolation of Clostridium perfringens in a Horse

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 633-638

  Patton, Kristin ^a   Wright, Abra ^a   Kuroki, Kei ^a   Beard, Laurie ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens type A; Equine; Hemoglobinuria; Hemorrhagic gastritis; Nephrosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS A; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 68249095436     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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