Pyrexia in cats: Retrospective analysis of signalment, clinical investigations, diagnosis and influence of prior treatment in 106 referred cases

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1123-1130

  Spencer, Sarah E ^a   Knowles, Toby ^a   Ramsey, Ian K ^b   Tasker, Séverine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOVECIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAT; CYTOLOGY; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL; CAT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEVER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85032350681     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X17733624     Document Type: Article

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