Frequency of urinary tract infection in dogs with inflammatory skin disorders treated with ciclosporin alone or in combination with glucocorticoid therapy: A retrospective study

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Peterson, Andrea L ^a   Torres, Sheila M F ^a   Rendahl, Aaron ^a   Koch, Sandra N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84860917858     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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