Antimicrobial-associated diarrhoea in three equine referral practices

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-158

  Barr, B S ^a   Waldridge, B M ^b   Morresey, P R ^a   Reed, S M ^a   Clark, C ^c   Belgrave, R ^d   Donecker, J M ^e   Weigel, D J ^e  

^a ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Kentucky Equine Research   (United States)

^c Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital   (United States)

^d Mid Atlantic Equine Medical Hospital   (United States)

^e ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Clostridium difficile; Diarrhoea; Enrofloxacin; Horse

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIARRHEA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EQUIDAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84873208486     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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