Infection with panola mountain ehrlichia sp. in a dog with atypical lymphocytes and clonal T-cell expansion

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1251-1255

  Qurollo, B A ^a   Davenport, A C ^a   Sherbert, B M ^a   Grindem, C B ^a   Birkenheuer, A J ^a   Breitschwerdt, E B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Clonal T cell expansion; Lymphocytosis; Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp.; Tick vector

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA SP.; IXODIDA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84884203369     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12148     Document Type: Article

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