Prevalence of Biofilms on Surgical Suture Segments in Wounds of Dogs, Cats, and Horses

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 295-297

  Konig L ^a   Klopfleisch, R ^a   Kershaw, O ^a   Gruber, A D ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

biofilm; cats; dogs; histology; horses; suture material; swab material; wound infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BIOFILM; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; SUTURE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SUTURES;

EID: 84924857865     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985814535609     Document Type: Article

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