Bernhard Gerber

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Affiliation: University of Zurich
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Evaluation of an electrolyte analyzer for measurement of ionized calcium and magnesium concentrations in blood, plasma, and serum of dogs
    Stefan Unterer
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Vet Res 65:183-7. 2004
  2. ncbi [Use of human intravenous immunoglobulin in dogs with primary immune mediated hemolytic anemia]
    B Gerber
    Klinik für Kleintiermedizin, Universitat Zurich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 144:180-5. 2002
  3. ncbi Association of urine protein excretion and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Bernese Mountain dogs
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet J 182:487-8. 2009
  4. ncbi Guarded long-term prognosis in male cats with urethral obstruction
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Feline Med Surg 10:16-23. 2008
  5. ncbi [Evaluation of parameters for the differentiation of acute from chronic renal failure in the dog]
    B Gerber
    Klinik für Kleintiermedizin, Departement Kleintiere, Universitat Zurich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 146:365-73. 2004
  6. ncbi Complement C3 in Bernese Mountain dogs
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Clin Pathol 39:164-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Increased prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi infections in Bernese Mountain Dogs: a possible breed predisposition
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Vet Res 3:15. 2007
  8. ncbi Follow-up of Bernese Mountain dogs and other dogs with serologically diagnosed Borrelia burgdorferi infection: what happens to seropositive animals?
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Vet Res 5:18. 2009
  9. ncbi Thyroid enlargement and its relationship to clinicopathological parameters and T(4) status in suspected hyperthyroid cats
    Felicitas S Boretti
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr 260, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Feline Med Surg 11:286-92. 2009
  10. ncbi Serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in clinically normal dogs and dogs with acute and chronic renal failure
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, , Winterthurstrasse 260, , Switzerland
    Am J Vet Res 64:1161-6. 2003

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Publications17

  1. ncbi Evaluation of an electrolyte analyzer for measurement of ionized calcium and magnesium concentrations in blood, plasma, and serum of dogs
    Stefan Unterer
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Vet Res 65:183-7. 2004
    ..Accurate results were obtained in anaerobically handled serum samples analyzed within 8 hours and kept at 22 degrees C...
  2. ncbi [Use of human intravenous immunoglobulin in dogs with primary immune mediated hemolytic anemia]
    B Gerber
    Klinik für Kleintiermedizin, Universitat Zurich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 144:180-5. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi Association of urine protein excretion and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Bernese Mountain dogs
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet J 182:487-8. 2009
    ..burgdorferi. It was concluded that antibodies against B. burgdorferi are not associated with proteinuria as an early sign of renal disease in BMDs...
  4. ncbi Guarded long-term prognosis in male cats with urethral obstruction
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Feline Med Surg 10:16-23. 2008
    ..Recurrent obstruction (14/39; 36%) was the most common reason for euthanasia and was performed in 8/39 (21%) cats...
  5. ncbi [Evaluation of parameters for the differentiation of acute from chronic renal failure in the dog]
    B Gerber
    Klinik für Kleintiermedizin, Departement Kleintiere, Universitat Zurich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 146:365-73. 2004
    ..If a diagnosis can't be established immediately, treatment for ARF is recommended. With an immediate, aggressive treatment the possibility of total recovery from ARF is increased...
  6. ncbi Complement C3 in Bernese Mountain dogs
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Clin Pathol 39:164-8. 2010
    ..We hypothesized that low levels of C3 are associated with the coincident occurrence of B. burgdorferi infection and glomerulonephritis in Bernese Mountain dogs...
  7. ncbi Increased prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi infections in Bernese Mountain Dogs: a possible breed predisposition
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Vet Res 3:15. 2007
    ..burgdorferi. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi sensu lato in a well defined population of Bernese Mountain Dogs and to compare this prevalence with data from dogs of other breeds...
  8. ncbi Follow-up of Bernese Mountain dogs and other dogs with serologically diagnosed Borrelia burgdorferi infection: what happens to seropositive animals?
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Vet Res 5:18. 2009
    ..burgdorferi in Bernese Mountain dogs were re-evaluated. Antibodies against B. burgdorferi were determined using an ELISA with a whole-cell sonicate as antigen and results were confirmed using a Western blot assay...
  9. ncbi Thyroid enlargement and its relationship to clinicopathological parameters and T(4) status in suspected hyperthyroid cats
    Felicitas S Boretti
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr 260, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Feline Med Surg 11:286-92. 2009
    ..Our study demonstrates that although no reliable conclusion on the functional status of the thyroid can be drawn based on its size the likelihood of hyperthyroidism increases with increasing size of the gland...
  10. ncbi Serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in clinically normal dogs and dogs with acute and chronic renal failure
    Bernhard Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, , Winterthurstrasse 260, , Switzerland
    Am J Vet Res 64:1161-6. 2003
    ..A decrease in the serum concentration of 25-(OH)D3 in dogs with CRF appeared to be attributable to reduced intake and increased urinary loss...
  11. ncbi Serum levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol in dogs with hypercalcaemia
    B Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Res Commun 28:669-80. 2004
    ..5) in control dogs. 25-OH-D3 was significantly lower in dogs with lymphoma, primary hyperparathyroidism and chronic renal failure than in control dogs. 1,25-(OH)2-D3 and 25-OH-D3 are not predictable in dogs with hypercalcaemia...
  12. ncbi Serum fructosamine concentrations in dogs with hypothyroidism
    C E Reusch
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Res Commun 26:531-6. 2002
    ..It is suggested that serum fructosamine concentrations may be high in hypothyroid dogs because of decelerated protein turnover, independent of the blood glucose concentration...
  13. ncbi Comparison of 2 doses of recombinant human thyrotropin for thyroid function testing in healthy and suspected hypothyroid dogs
    F S Boretti
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Vet Intern Med 23:856-61. 2009
    ..However, the influence of TSH dosage on thyroxine (T4) concentration has not yet been evaluated in suspected hypothyroid dogs...
  14. ncbi Comparison of a rapid immunoassay for antibodies to the C6 antigen with conventional tests for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs in Europe
    B Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Vet Rec 165:594-7. 2009
    ..The agreement between the tests was better with the samples from the Bernese mountain dogs (k=0.681) than with the samples from the control dogs (k=0.347)...
  15. ncbi Feline relapsing polychondritis: two cases and a review of the literature
    B Gerber
    Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, , Winterthurstrasse 260, 8057, , Switzerland
    J Feline Med Surg 4:189-94. 2002
    ..Glucocorticoids were not effective in the treatment of RPC. Dapsone appeared to result in some clinical improvement but side effects were observed in one of four cats. Some cats improved without treatment...
  16. ncbi [Stress hyperglycemia in sick cats: a retrospective study over 4 years]
    P Laluha
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    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 146:375-83. 2004
    ..Cats with diabetes mellitus were significantly more frequent male castrated than cats with stress hyperglycemia. Cats with stress hyperglycemia were significantly older than cats with normoglycemia...
  17. ncbi Direct comparison between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional PET acquisition modes for myocardial blood flow absolute quantification with O-15 water and N-13 ammonia
    Véronique Roelants
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium
    J Nucl Cardiol 13:220-4. 2006
    ..The study aim was to directly compare 2D and 3D acquisition modes for the evaluation of absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF) over a wide range of flow values...