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Extra-pulmonary Rhodococcus equi in a thoroughbred foal.

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Publication Date: 1996-10-01 PubMed ID: 8896881PubMed Central: PMC1576499
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Nay TS. (1996). Extra-pulmonary Rhodococcus equi in a thoroughbred foal. Can Vet J, 37(10), 623-624.

Publication

ISSN: 0008-5286
NlmUniqueID: 0004653
Country: Canada
Language: English
Volume: 37
Issue: 10
Pages: 623-624

Researcher Affiliations

Nay, T S
  • Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

MeSH Terms

  • Actinomycetales Infections / complications
  • Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis
  • Actinomycetales Infections / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn / microbiology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
  • Bronchopneumonia / etiology
  • Bronchopneumonia / veterinary
  • Drug Synergism
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Erythromycin / therapeutic use
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis
  • Horse Diseases / drug therapy
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology
  • Horses
  • Rhodococcus equi / isolation & purification
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Saskatchewan / epidemiology

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