Systemic staphylococcus aureus Infection in a free-ranging raccoon (procyon lotor)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 665-668

  Hamir, Amir N ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Botryomycosis; Hepatitis; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Splenitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RACCOON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERINARY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FATAL OUTCOME; MALE; RACCOONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952383199     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.665     Document Type: Article

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