Infective Endocarditis in Dogs: Diagnosis and Therapy
| Autor: | Kristin A. MacDonald |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Bartonella medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Prevalence Disease Dogs Internal medicine medicine Animals Endocarditis Dog Diseases Small Animals Bacterial disease biology business.industry Prognosis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Treatment Outcome Echocardiography Heart failure Infective endocarditis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 40:665-684 |
| ISSN: | 0195-5616 |
| Popis: | Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial disease that commonly occurs in dogs. Difficulty in diagnosis and underreporting of IE in dogs contribute to the reported low prevalence rate of the disease. The mitral and aortic valves are the worst affected by IE. Common causative microbial agents include Staphylococcus spp, Streptococcus spp, Escherichia coli, and Bartonella spp. Congestive heart failure, immune-mediated disease, and thromboembolism are the major complications of IE. Diagnosis of IE by echocardiography and long-term treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics may contribute to the timely detection and treatment of the disease. |
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