Brucellosis in a dog caused by Brucella melitensis Rev 1

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 391-392

  Hinić, Vladimira ^a   Brodard, Isabelle ^a   Petridou, Evanthia ^b   Filioussis, George ^b   Contos, Vasilis ^c   Frey, Joachim ^a   Abril, Carlos ^a  

^a National Centre for Zoonoses   (Switzerland)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; Dog; Infection; Vaccine strain

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DELTACORTRIL; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREED; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DOG; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GREECE; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT FEVER;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; GENOTYPE; GREECE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77649188420     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.09.019     Document Type: Letter

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