Bacterial Reproductive Pathogens of Cats and Dogs

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-582

  Graham, Elizabeth M ^a   Taylor, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Canine; Feline; Infectious disease; Theriogenology; Urogenital flora

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IODINE; IODOPHOR; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

BACTERIAL GENITAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLOSIS; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CAT; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DOG; EPIDIDYMITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MASTITIS; METRITIS; MICROFLORA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PROSTATITIS; PYOMETRA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 84859296754     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: 18781306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.01.013     Document Type: Review

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