DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CONJUNCTIVITIS IN HOUSE FINCHES ASSOCIATED WITH MYCOPLASMOSIS IN MINNESOTA
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Evaluation of Treatment of Conjunctivitis Associated with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in House Finches ( Carpodacus mexicanus )
Thirty-seven house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) with conjunctivitis were admitted to a rehabilitation center. Six (35%) of 17 conjunctival swab samples collected before treatment began were positive on culture for Mycoplasma gallisepticum. All birds were treated with cipro f10xacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution (one drop in each eye [OU] q 12h) for 5 to 7 days and tylosin tartrate in wat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.245