Comparison of simultaneous splenic sample PCR with blood sample PCR for diagnosis and treatment of experimental Ehrlichia canis infection

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4488-4490

  Harrus, Shimon ^a   Kenny, Martin ^c   Miara, Limor ^a   Aizenberg, Itzhak ^a   Waner, Trevor ^b   Shaw, Susan ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CLEARANCE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANINE MONOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EXPOSURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SPLEEN ASPIRATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; PLATELET COUNT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN;

EID: 7244261801     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.11.4488-4490.2004     Document Type: Article

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