Successful treatment of Bartonella henselae endocarditis in a cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-486

  Perez, Cristina ^a   Hummel, James B ^a   Keene, Bruce W ^a   Maggi, Ricardo G ^a   Diniz, Pedro P V P ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE;

EID: 77953083185     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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