Serum and urinary C-reactive protein concentrations in dogs with leptospirosis

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Oliveira, Simone Tostes ^a   Messick, Joanne Belle ^b   Biondo, Alexander Welker ^c,d   Santos, Andrea Pires ^b   Guimarães, Ana Márcia de Sá ^b   Mohamed, Ahmed Sidi ^b   Neto, José Antônio Simões Pires ^e   Dalmolin, Magnus Larruscaim ^a   González, Félix Hilario Diaz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinarias Desiderio Finamor IPVDF   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Diagnosis; Dog; Leptospirosis; PCR; Screening; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 79957930771     PISSN: 16780345     EISSN: 16799216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22456/1679-9216.17057     Document Type: Article

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