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Closed cervix is associated with more severe illness in dogs with pyometra

BACKGROUND: Pyometra, a life-threatening bacterial infection of the uterus, is classified as open or closed depending on the functional patency of the cervix i.e. presence or absence of vaginal discharge. In closed cervix pyometra, pus and bacterial products accumulate in the uterus, which is though...

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Autores principales: Jitpean, Supranee, Ambrosen, Aime, Emanuelson, Ulf, Hagman, Ragnvi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0924-0