Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 9 Antifungal Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Compared to antibacterial drugs, the range of antifungal drug classes available is very limited, with most systemic…
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Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Drugs
Chapter 7 Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Most antiviral drugs available for treatment of canine and feline viral infections are nucleoside analogues…
Isolation in Cell Culture
Chapter 1 Isolation in Cell Culture Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • With the increasing availability of nucleic acid–based testing, cell culture is decreasingly used for diagnosis…
Canine Herpesvirus Infection
Chapter 16 Canine Herpesvirus Infection Autumn P. Davidson Overview of Canine Herpesvirus Infection First Described: New York State, United States, 19651 Cause: Canine herpesvirus-1 (Family Herpesviridae) Affected Hosts: Domestic and…
Antiprotozoal Drugs
Chapter 10 Antiprotozoal Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Antiprotozoal drugs often have a restricted spectrum of activity, although some are also active against bacteria and…
Principles of Antiinfective Therapy
Chapter 6 Principles of Antiinfective Therapy Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • The use of antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) can lead to selection of resistant bacterial populations, within…
Diagnostic Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 26 Diagnostic Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract Radiography Kari L. Anderson and Daniel A. Feeney Indications With the exception of the esophagus, digestive tract organs share many common characteristics, including…
Histopathology
Chapter 29 Histopathology Stomach Brian Wilcock Like other portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract with which it shares embryologic origin, the stomach consists of a tunica muscularis, submucosa, muscularis mucosa,…
Integration of Gastrointestinal Function
Chapter 1 Integration of Gastrointestinal Function Robert J. Washabau Integration of Function The digestive system includes the primary gastrointestinal (GI) tract (oropharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and colon), exocrine pancreas, liver, and…
