Identification of Bartonella henselae in 2 Cats With Pyogranulomatous Myocarditis and Diaphragmatic Myositis

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 608-611

  Varanat, M ^a   Broadhurst, J ^b   Linder, K E ^a   Maggi, R G ^a   Breitschwerdt, E B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Cat Health Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; cats; diaphragmatic myositis; myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYOCARDITIS; MYOSITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOSITIS;

EID: 84862647525     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985811404709     Document Type: Article

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