Evaluation of plasma fibrinogen concentration as an indicator of physeal or epiphyseal osteomyelitis in foals: 17 cases (2002-2007)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 235, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-419

  Newquist, Jennifer M ^a   Baxter, Gary M ^b   Sangeeta, Rao ^a   Olea Popelka, Francisco ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Oakridge Equine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRINOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; GROWTH PLATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69449098369     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.235.4.415     Document Type: Article

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