Use of a sustained release chlorhexidine varnish as treatment of oral necrobacillosis in macropus spp.

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 371-373

  Bakal Weiss, Meytal ^a   Steinberg, Doron ^b   Friedman, Michael ^c   Gati, Irith ^c   Avni Magen, Nili ^d   Kaufman, Elizabeth ^d   Lavy, Eran ^e  

^a Box 12209 ^*  (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Lumpy jaw; Macropus spp; Oral necrobacillosis; Sustained release varnish

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; PAINT;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS;

EID: 77953549272     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0004.1     Document Type: Article

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