Use of blood culture medium enrichment for synovial fluid culture in horses: A comparison of different culture methods

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 541-546

  Dumoulin, M ^a   Pille, F ^a   Van Den Abeele, A M ^b   Boyen, F ^a   Boussauw, B ^c   Oosterlinck, M ^a   Pasmans, F ^a   Gasthuys, F ^a   Martens, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AZ Sint Lucas   (Belgium)

^c Moerbeke Waas ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

BACTEC 9050; Bacterial culture; Blood culture medium enrichment; Horse; Synovial infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; HORSE DISEASES; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

CULTURE MEDIUM;

EID: 77955757187     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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