Streptococcal infection in dogs: A retrospective study of 393 cases

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Lamm, Catherine G ^a   Ferguson, A C ^a   Lehenbauer, T W ^b   Love, B C ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Dermatitis; Dog; Lung; Necrotizing fasciitis; Pneumonia; Septicemia; Skin; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEART; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TONGUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 77954527143     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985809359601     Document Type: Article

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