Efficacy of Mass Antimicrobial Treatment of Foals with Subclinical Pulmonary Abscesses Associated with Rhodococcus equi

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-176

  Venner, M ^a   Astheimer, K ^b   Lammer M ^a   Giguere S ^c  

^a Veterinary Clinic   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Doxycycline; Equine; Foal; Pneumonia; Rifampin; Tulathromycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 84872401999     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12030     Document Type: Article

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