抗生素治疗猫病的方法?
C W Bogue1, J D Wise, G F Gray
1Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn 37232.
JAMA
|August 11, 1989
概括
胺硫酸在治疗猫病,一种导致淋巴结胀的细菌感染方面表现有前途. 这种抗生素有效地缩短了三个患有严重症状的患者的疾病持续时间,包括肝脏参与.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 猫病是由Bartonella henselae引起的,通常呈现为自我限制的区域性淋巴腺病变.
- 系统性干预和长期疾病可能会发生,目前的抗生素治疗缺乏经过证明的疗效.
- 这种疾病通常通过受感染猫的痕或咬伤传播.
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