Infections of the subcutis and skin of dogs caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 485-494

  Malik, R ^a   Shaw, S E ^b,c   Griffin, C ^a   Stanley, B ^c,h   Burrows, A K ^c   Bryden, S L ^c   Titmarsh, J ^d   Stutsel, M J ^d   Carter, S A ^e   Warner, A ^f   Martin, P ^a   Wigney, D I ^a   Gilpin, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Raymond Terrace Veterinary Clinic ^*  (Australia)

^e Western Suburbs Veterinary Clinic   (Australia)

^f Holroyd Veterinary Clinic   (Australia)

^g QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^h MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; POLYMYXIN B; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG BITE; FEVER; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; INJURY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PANNICULITIS; SMEAR; THORAX; TISSUE SECTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ANIMALIA; BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 7044227644     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00193.x     Document Type: Article

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