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1. Successful treatment of mitral valve endocarditis in a dog associated with ‘Actinomyces canis-like’ infection

Author:
Balakrishnan, N.; Alexander, K.; Keene, B.; Kolluru, S.; Fauls, M.L.; Rawdon, I.; Breitschwerdt, E.B.
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2016 v.18 no.3 pp. 271-277
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
Weimaraner,   etc   ; Actinomyces; bacteria; case studies; dog diseases; dogs; endocarditis; inflammation; pathogens;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Infective endocarditis, an inflammation of the endocardial surface due to invasion by an infectious agent, is more common in middle sized to large breed dogs. We herein report a case of mitral valve endocarditis in a 9-year-old male-castrated Weimaraner caused by an Actinomyces canis-like bacterium, not previously reported in association with infection in dogs. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2016.04.005