Comparison of tulathromycin, azithromycin and azithromycin-rifampin for the treatment of mild pneumonia associated with Rhodococcus equi

Veterinary Record

Volumn 173, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 397-

  Venner, M ^a   Credner, N ^b   Lammer M ^c   Giguere S ^d  

^a Veterinary Clinic Bad Langensalza   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Veterinary Clinic   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; DISACCHARIDE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; RIFAMPICIN; TULATHROMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GERMANY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG ABSCESS; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DISACCHARIDES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GERMANY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG ABSCESS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RIFAMPIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886517325     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.101867     Document Type: Article

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