Feline calicivirus: A neglected cause of feline ocular surface infections?

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 172-179

  Gerriets, Wiebke ^a   Joy, Nisha ^a   Huebner Guthardt, Janine ^b   Eule, Johanna Corinna ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LABOKLIN GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Feline calicivirus; Feline herpes virus; Keratitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Upper respiratory tract disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VESIVIRUS; VIRAL EYE INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CALICIVIRUS, FELINE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 84860305923     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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