Recurrence of Chlamydia suis infection in pigs after short-term antimicrobial treatment

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-407

  Reinhold, Petra ^a   Liebler Tenorio, Elisabeth ^a   Sattler, Stephanie ^a   Sachse, Konrad ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Chlamydia suis; Enrofloxacin; Persistent infection; Pigs; Tiamulin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENROFLOXACIN; TIAMULIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DITERPENE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PIGLET; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTAL SWAB; RECURRENT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMEAR; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SWINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; SUIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DITERPENES; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951958692     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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