Sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in an eastern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone Spinifera Spinifera) with acute mycobacteriosis

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 572-575

  Murray, Maureen ^a   Waliszewski, Nicole T ^a,c   Garner, Michael M ^b   Tseng, Fiorina S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^c Mukwonago Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalone spinifera spinifera; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Eastern spiny softshell turtle; Mycobacteriosis; Mycobacterium chelonae; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FATALITY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; SEPSIS; TURTLE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FATAL OUTCOME; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; TURTLES;

APALONE SPINIFERA SPINIFERA; BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70350148753     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0125.1     Document Type: Article

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