Canine Leptospirosis

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1091-1101

  Goldstein, Richard E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Infectious disease; Leptospira; Spirochete; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUID THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; URINE; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 77957342054     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.07.008     Document Type: Review

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