Diagnosis of Ehrlichia ewingii infection by PCR in a puppy from Ohio

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-410

  Gieg, Jennifer ^a   Rikihisa, Yasuko ^a   Wellman, Maxey ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia; Granulocytic; Lameness; PCR; Serology; Tick borne disease

Indexed keywords

EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; EHRLICHIA SP.; IXODIDA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; MALE; OHIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 70350731142     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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